Police are on the hunt for a ‘slightly chubby’ man who reportedly exposed himself by the River Thames near Wallingford.

The alleged flasher is said to have committed the offence on the Thames Path footpath in Meadside, Dorchester, on Friday evening (August 18).

Reports on social media suggested the man exposed himself to a visiting boat owner a few yards downstream from where the River Thames meets the River Thame.

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Officers, who received a report at around 8.30pm, were unsuccessful in a search for the man.

A police spokesperson described him as “a white man, slightly chubby, in his 50 to 60s with short greyish hair.”

He said: “This report has been filed pending any further information coming to light.

“If anyone does have further information which could assist in progressing an investigation further we would ask them to please provide it by calling 101 reference 43230370467.”