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It will likely never be known how a superfan dubbed 'Mr Wigan Athletic' found dead in a canal ended up in the water, an inquest has heard.

Popular and much-loved Latics fan Darren Orme, 54, vanished on the evening of Wednesday, March 5 this year, sparking a massive search operation and public appeals for information, including from the club's manager.

His body was tragically discovered at Lock 88 of the Leeds and Liverpool canal almost three weeks later, on Monday, March 24.

An inquest into his death was this afternoon (Wednesday, October 22) concluded at Bolton Coroners' Court. A coroner concluded there was 'nothing to suggest' Darren took his own life but that there was 'insufficient evidence' to shed any further light on what happened.

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