As a direct result of a police appeal, witnesses have come forward to identify the body which was found in the river at Golant, Fowey on Monday, December 8.
Formal identification will take place shortly and the death is currently being treated as not suspicious.
A spokesman said: "We would like to thank the public for their help with this appeal."
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