Vanished : Joshua Oker , 16 , disappeared after taking his kayak out on Spain 's River Guadiaro . Police searching for a British schoolboy who went missing while kayaking in Spain have found a body . Joshua Oker , 16 , disappeared on Wednesday after taking his kayak out on the River Guadiaro in a remote part of the province of Malaga . His family raised the alarm yesterday after finding his clothes , kayak and oars on the river bank.. A massive search operation was launched including police , mountain rescue , volunteers and locals - with a police spokesman saying a body was found in the river at 9.40am this morning . The body was located near a power station near to the hilltop village of Gaucin . Specialist divers were among the rescue teams who searched the area around the River Guadiaro , in Malaga province in Andalusia , in the south of the country . Joshua 's kayak , oars and clothes were found by his family at around 5pm yesterday . The teenager had been kayaking on the River Guadiaro , near Cortes de la Frontera , 100 miles east of the city of Malaga . His family are understood to live in the nearby village of El Colmenar . A spokesman for the Civil Guard police force , leading the search , said today : 'Officers looking for Joshua found a body this morning at 9.40am in the water . ' Heavy rain in recent days had swelled the river making conditions for kayaking more dangerous . Location : The body was located near to the hilltop village of Gaucin ( pictured ) at around 9.40am this morning . Specialist divers were among the rescue teams who searched the area around the River Guadiaro , in Malaga province in Andalusia , in the south of the country . Local newspaper La Opinion de Malaga reported that Joshua 's expat parents did not report him missing until yesterday as they believed he was with friends . A friend of Joshua 's mother told the newspaper his mobile was turned off or out of range . The friend , named as Margarita , said his mother had not realised he was missing 'since Joshua sometimes goes out with friends and camps for a few days away from home . ' Joshua often went kayaking with friends , although on this occasion it appears he went out alone . The search took place in the area around Cortes de la Frontera , a historic whitewashed town of 4,000 people surrounded by spectacular countryside in an area popular with walkers and birdwatchers .
Joshua Oker vanished in a remote area in the Spanish province of Spain . 16-year-old had taken his kayak out on the River Guadiaro on Wednesday . Parents thought he was staying with a friend until discovering his clothes , kayak and oars on the riverbank yesterday afternoon . They quickly raised the alarm and massive search operation was launched . Mountain rescue workers found a body in the river at around 9.40am today .