Bolton Mountain Rescue volunteers were drafted in to help with the search into the early hours, in the area of Rivington Moor and Wilder's Moor.
This morning (Wednesday), the search was called off.Mr Stewart was sadly found 'outside of the search area'.Officers are not treating his death as suspicious - and a file will be passed to the coroner.A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Police searching for a missing man have sadly found a body."He has been identified as the missing 86-year-old, Norman Stewart."Police are not treating this as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner."Bolton Mountain Rescue Team sent condolences to Mr Stewart's loved ones.A statement read: "At 2.21am this morning the team was requested to.
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