The body of a person has been found in the River Thames by authorities searching for a man missing from Wandsworth.

On Wednesday afternoon (October 20) a spokesperson for Wandsworth Met Police, who are assisting in the search for 27-year-old Mussa Mohammed, said they had found a body in the River Thames near Hammersmith Bridge.

They stressed that formal identification had not yet taken place, but added that Mussa's family had been informed.

"Officers searching for a missing 27-year-old man from Wandsworth have found a body in the River Thames near Hammersmith Bridge. While formal identification awaits, the family of Mussa Mohammed have been informed," the Wandsworth MPS statement read. "The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing," it added.

Mussa was reported missing in recent days by police in Wandsworth who appealed to the public for help in their search for the 27-year-old.

In a previous appeal, police said the last shown sighting of Mussa was at 4.02am on October 17, leaving Le Fez nightclub in Putney.

"Police believe he was in company with another man," the Wandsworth MPS Twitter account posted previously. "If you see Mussa, or know his whereabouts please call police on 999 with reference to 21MIS032247."