An inquest into the death of a Watford man has been opened and adjourned.
Hertfordshire Constabulary said officers discovered Jason Bowers' body in woodland in Bricket Wood.
The 39-year-old lived on Exchange Road and disappeared on Sunday, June 16.
The cause of death has been recorded as death by asphyxiation. The inquest was opened on Friday, June 28.
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