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Body found believed to be missing pensioner
Lancashire Evening Post
|December 16, 2025
Police have confirmed a body they found in a canal is thought to be that of a missing pensioner.
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Christopher Hudson, 78, who is also known as John locally in Chorley, and had links to Blackpool, was reported missing on Wednesday, December 3. Police enquiries led them to understand that the last sighting of him was between 10am a
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