Coroner holds inquest into death of Adam seaton

An inquest into the death of Southport student Adam Seaton has heard how he died.

Adam, a geography student at Edge Hill University, was the subject of a high profile missing persons appeal following his disappearance on August 9 of last year up until his body was found at Ribble Estuary on January 18.

His red Ford Fiesta was found parked at the RSPB reserve at Marshside, Southport.

At Sefton Coroner’s Court on Friday May 17, Coroner Johanna Thompson recorded an open verdict. It was heard that the remains of the 19 year old had been found on mud flats and sand banks at Old Hollow Lane, Banks, by a PhD student researching bird numbers at the nature reserve.

The remains were subsequently examined by Home Office pathologist Dr Rogers at Royal Liverpool Hospital where DNA tests concluded it was the body of the missing student. The pathologist said there was evidence that the remains had been immersed in water at some stage and gave the cause of death as unascertained.