Gareth Huntley's body expected to be flown home on Wednesday

The body of Gareth David Huntley, 34, which was found in Sungai Mentawak, Pulau Tioman is expected to be flown back to the United Kingdom on Wednesday for burial.

Gareth’s family has claimed the body through a funeral company based in Kuala Lumpur, after an autopsy on the body was completed at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital in Kuantan.

Police on Saturday confirmed that the decomposed body of a man found in a river near the Lagoon Chalet at Kampung Juara last Wednesday was of Gareth based on DNA matching.

Huntley, a volunteer at the Kampung Juara Turtle Conservation Centre, was reported missing after going to the waterfalls alone on May 27.

A missing person report on Huntley was lodged on May 29 when he failed to return and a search mounted by colleagues and friend failed to find him.