A British man who went missing while visiting Jamaica has been found dead. 

Robert Dyer, from Lewisham in southeast London, got lost while on a hike in woods near St Elizabeth in the south-west of the Caribbean island on Sunday.

His family last heard from the 60-year-old at around 1pm on Monday, when he told them he was lost, according to reports by local media.

His son, Lewis Dyer, posted an appeal online on Tuesday to say his father was lost somewhere in Ballards Valley and had been without water for days.

Mr Dyer’s body was found at 9.15am local time, the Jamaica Constabulary Force said in a statement.

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Hundreds of police officers were involved in the search, and the force also thanked locals who were out “night and day” and played a “critical role” in the operation.

The Jamaica Defence Force and the fire brigade were also involved in the search.

The force said “no foul play” was suspected in his death.

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“Throughout the search, we have been determined to find Mr Robert Dyer,” a police officer said in a video posted to social media.

“We were hopeful we would find him alive.

“It is very unfortunate that we did not manage to find him earlier, but we did everything available based on the information that we had.”

Mr Dyer was a personal trainer and co-founded Mace Masters, an exercise training company.

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