A body was found by a member of the public in Drybrook yesterday.
While formal identification has not yet taken place, the family of 19-year-old Sam, who had been reported missing from Mitcheldean, has been informed.
The circumstances of the death are not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
An appeal to locate Sam had been issued by police in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police have thanked those who helped with the search and called in with sightings.