The teenager, named only as Athrun, was on holiday from South Gloucestershire and was last seen on a beach in Llandudno on Saturday afternoon
The teenager, named only as Athrun, was on holiday from South Gloucestershire and was last seen on West Shore Beach in Llandudno, Conwy, at around 2pm on Saturday wearing a pair of swimming shorts.
Multi-agency searches had resumed on Wednesday evening in the West Shore area following the sighting of a body on Tuesday evening.
Searches were carried out in the sea during Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning by members of the coastguard and underwater search teams.
North Wales Police said a body was recovered at 6.20pm on Wednesday after an operation by the underwater search team and coastguard.
Formal identification is yet to take place, but Athrun’s family have been informed and are being supported by officers.
The death is not being treated as suspicious, and the coroner has been informed.
