BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE

A man’s body has been found in the Hunter River.

Around midday today, police were called to the Hunter River near Nelsons Plains following the discovery of a body.

While the deceased man is yet to be formally identified, police believe the remains to be 18-year-old Lachlan Maas who disappeared from his home in Raymond Terrace on Sunday.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.