Police looking for a missing Britain’s Got Talent star have found a body in a reservoir. Comedian Martyn Crofts, who appeared on the ITV talent competition in 2012, has been missing since Monday. Officers searching for the 55-year-old from Skipton recovered a body on Tuesday night during searches at Whinny Gill reservoir.
![[Editorial use only. No book publishing. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay/Thames/REX/Shutterstock (1711419ei) Martyn Crofts 'Britain's Got Talent' Semi-Final, TV Programme, London, Britain - 10 May 2012]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233641625-cfd3.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The police confirmed formal identification has not been completed, but Crofts’ family has been informed. The report stated: ‘At this stage, there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.’.
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Several tributes have been paid to Croft on social media, with friend Alicia Rose Beck writing on Facebook: ‘Martyn Crofts where do I begin, you were a light in everyone’s life!. ‘You were the soul and party in Fleece!! From a local lad working at SBS to being ‘Pan man’ and getting all the way to the semi-finals!!.
‘If someone were to ask me how I would describe you, the phrase “You light up the room with your smile. And illuminate the world with your heart” comes to mind, a lot of people know you from being on BGT, but to me and everyone else in Skipton you’ll always be Martyn Crofts, rest easy up there mate!!’.
![[Editorial use only. No book publishing. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay/Thames/REX/Shutterstock (1711419bm) Martyn Crofts 'Britain's Got Talent' Semi-Final, TV Programme, London, Britain - 10 May 2012]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233641622-4ca2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Another user, Liam Farrow, remembered him as ‘a top bloke. A great entertainer. A friend of the people.’. He went on: ‘He put smiles on our faces while the world was at uncertainty. ‘It was his life ambition to create smiles and happiness around him and within the community.
