STUDENT Tom Jones may have gone towards the river in which he drowned after hearing a cry for help, an inquest heard today.

The 18-year-old University of Worcester student went missing in the early hours of September 19 after a night out during freshers week.

His body was found in the River Severn on September 28.

At the inquest at Worcestershire's Coroner's Court in Stourport this morning, the coroner said that CCTV audio had picked up the sound of someone crying for help from the riverside and that Tom may have gone down to the riverbank in order to help.

More to follow.