Police in Cape Breton say they have found the body of a missing Sydney teen.

Connor Russell McLellan, 18, was last seen leaving a residence on Edgewood Drive Friday evening.

He was reported missing by his family when he failed to return home.

Police were called to the former steel pier on Stable Drive after a body was discovered in the area Wednesday morning.

McLellan's death remains under investigation but police say foul play is not suspected.