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Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Yahoo
Body found in search for 21-year-old man
A body has been found in the search for a missing 21-year-old man, police have said. Wiltshire Police said on Tuesday afternoon that divers looking for Sebastian Sailes, who vanished after leaving a pub in Chippenham on 27 February, had recovered a body. The force said that while formal identification has not yet taken place, Mr Sailes' family have been made aware of the discovery. Supt James Brain said the development would be "devastating" for his family and offered his "sincere condolences". Mr Sailes was last seen walking along Lovers Walk in Chippenham at around 23:30 GMT after leaving the Black Horse Pub, and is thought to have headed south on Avon Valley Walk towards his home in Notton. Wiltshire Police said officers, volunteers from Wiltshire Search and Rescue, Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire, specialist support teams from other forces, local businesses and support charities had been working "tirelessly" to find him. In a public appeal for information issued on 5 March, his family said they were "very close", describing him as a "much-loved son". Search teams looking for him had previously located another body in the same area - that of a man in his 70s - with police saying the discovery was not linked to Mr Sailes' disappearance. Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Large search operation under way for missing man 'Please help us find our much-loved son' Fresh appeal in search for missing man Wiltshire Police
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Yahoo
Fresh appeal in search for missing man
Police have issued a new appeal in the search for a missing man from Wiltshire who was last seen at the end of February. Sebastian Sailes, 21, was last seen leaving the Black Horse Pub in Chippenham at about 23:30 GMT on 28 February, police said. Wiltshire Police said they would urgently like to hear from anyone with dashcam footage who was driving along Avenue La Fleche, Chippenham, between 23:20 GMT on Thursday 27 February and 00:30 GMT on Friday 28 February. He was captured on CCTV heading towards Lovers Walk, and is then thought to have headed south on Avon Valley Walk towards his home in Notton. A large operation was launched after his disappearance, with scores of volunteers joining police in the search. He was described as white, around 5ft 10in tall, slim build, with blond/brown hair with a long fringe. Police said he was last seen wearing a grey jumper, blue jeans, a beige fur-lined jacket and white Adidas trained with a Velcro strap across the top. Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. 'Please help us find our much-loved son' Large search operation under way for missing man Wiltshire Police
BBC News
08-03-2025
- BBC News
Police issue fresh appeal in search for missing Sebastian Sailes
Police have issued a new appeal in the search for a missing man from Wiltshire who was last seen at the end of Sailes, 21, was last seen leaving the Black Horse Pub in Chippenham at about 23:30 GMT on 28 February, police Police said they would urgently like to hear from anyone with dashcam footage who was driving along Avenue La Fleche, Chippenham, between 23:20 GMT on Thursday 27 February and 00:30 GMT on Friday 28 was captured on CCTV heading towards Lovers Walk, and is then thought to have headed south on Avon Valley Walk towards his home in Notton. A large operation was launched after his disappearance, with scores of volunteers joining police in the was described as white, around 5ft 10in tall, slim build, with blond/brown hair with a long said he was last seen wearing a grey jumper, blue jeans, a beige fur-lined jacket and white Adidas trained with a Velcro strap across the top.
BBC News
03-03-2025
- BBC News
Ben Sailes: Body found in Chippenham not missing man, say police
A body found in the River Avon is not that of a missing man who vanished in the same area, police have confirmed. The body of man in his 70s was found in the water near Westmead Open Space, Chippenham, on Monday morning, Wiltshire Police said. He has since been identified and his next of kin informed, a spokesperson for the force said. Officers are currently searching for 21-year-old Sebastian Sailes, who is thought to have travelled to the same area after he was last seen late on 27 February. The police spokesperson added there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances around the death of the man found in the extensive search operation for Mr Sailes is under way, following his disappearance after leaving the Black Horse Pub in Chippenham on Thursday night. He was seen on CCTV heading towards Lovers Walk and is thought to have travelled south along Avon Valley walk towards his home address in Notton. Mr Sailes is described as white, around 5ft 10ins tall, slim build, with blonde/brown hair and a long was last seen wearing a grey jumper, blue jeans, a beige fur-lined jacket and white Adidas trainers with a Velcro strap across the top. Ch Insp Ben Huggins said he understood that the discovery of the man's body "will be concerning for the public".He added: "I'd like to reassure you that Sebastian's disappearance and the discovery of this man's body are not linked, and the search for Sebastian will continue." He confirmed that Mr Sailes' family had been informed of the development and were being supported by officers, and renewed a plea for anyone with information about his disappearance to get in touch with police. Drivers and residents in the Chippenham/Rowden Hill area have also been asked to check dash cam or doorbell footage from around 11:30 GMT on Thursday into the early hours of Friday morning, passing any relevant information on to officers.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Yahoo
Large search operation under way for missing man
A large search operation is under way to help find a man who has been missing for three days. Sebastian, 21, was last seen leaving the Black Horse Pub in Chippenham, Wiltshire, at about 23:30 GMT on Thursday. He was captured on CCTV heading towards Lovers Walk. He is described as white, about 5ft 10in tall, slim build, with blond/brown hair and a long fringe. He was wearing a grey jumper, blue jeans, a beige fur-lined jacket and white Adidas trainers with a velcro strap across the top. Anybody with information has been urged to contact Wiltshire Police. More news stories for Wiltshire Listen to the latest news for Wiltshire Ch Insp Ben Huggins, from Wiltshire Police, said the force is conducting "multiple lines of inquiries" to find Sebastian. "Sebastian's disappearance is out of character and we and his family are extremely concerned for his welfare. "We are working with Wiltshire Search and Rescue and we currently have extensive specialist resources in place to find him, so we would ask the public not to speculate and to allow us to conduct our inquiries," he added. Officers have also released CCTV images from the day that Sebastian went missing. In a statement, a spokesperson from Wiltshire Search and Rescue said more than 60 volunteers have joined the search party, with boat teams on the River Avon. They have joined up with other organisations, including Mountain Rescue and Lowland Rescue teams and search and rescue teams from Severn Area, Avon and Somerset, Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Wiltshire Police Wiltshire Search and Rescue
