A night out ended in tragedy after a young man who became separated from his friends was found dead in an estuary.

Steven Moule, 21, of Hawksmoor Road, Crawley, was visiting a friend in Walton, Essex, when they were separated after enjoying a night out in the town on Friday.

The following morning, a passer-by found his body found face down in tidal mudflats in the estuary near Colchester Zoo.

The man's family are expected to travel to Essex to identify him today. The death is not being treated as suspicious.