The personal belongings of a WikiLeaks associate who has been missing for three weeks have been found at sea.

Arjen Kamphuis left his hotel in Bodoe, Norway, where he was on holiday, on 20 August and has not been seen since.

His belongings were found by a fisherman on 11 September, in an area east of the town.

Police and the Red Cross are now searching the area where the belongings were found with a rescue vessel.

Norwegian police said: "Due to the ongoing investigation the police do not at this time wish to release any information about which specific items that have been found."