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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Yahoo
Body found in search for brother of judo Olympian
A body has been found during the search for the brother of a judo Olympian who went missing in Bristol in the early hours of Friday morning, police said. More than 100 police officers had been involved in the search for Luis Piovesana, 26, whose sister Lubjana Piovesana competed for Team GB before switching to the Austrian team. Avon and Somerset Police said: 'At around 6pm today (Monday 3 March), a dive team was searching the River Frome in the Napier Road area of Eastville, Bristol, when they located a body. A body has been found in the search for missing 26-year-old Luis Piovesana. While formal identification has not yet taken place, detectives have met with Luis' family and updated them. Our thoughts remain with them at this time. Read more here: — Avon and Somerset Police (@ASPolice) March 3, 2025 'While formal identification has not yet taken place, detectives have met with Luis' family and updated them. 'Our thoughts remain with them during this incredibly difficult time and they continue to be supported by specialist officers.' Mr Piovesana had been seen at around 3am on Friday at Eastgate retail park having travelled there via a taxi from a venue in Little Ann Street, St Jude's, a 10-minute drive away. Mr Piovesana's family spent the weekend searching for him and asked people to check their gardens and sheds. Mounted officers and police drone teams were also been involved in the investigation with police divers searching the River Frome near the M32. Speaking to the PA news agency while the search was ongoing, Ms Piovesana's partner, Laurin Bohler, said family and friends had travelled from Birmingham to help.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Yahoo
Missing man 'called 999 from taxi'
A man who went missing after a night out called 999 from a taxi after leaving a nightclub, police have said. Luis Piovesana, 26, was last seen in the early hours of 28 February after leaving The Jam Jar in St Jude's, Bristol at 02:55 GMT. In a press conference Avon and Somerset Police said he left the club in a taxi and called both his partner and 999 in the minutes after his departure, the 999 call lasting 34 seconds. The last confirmed sighting of Mr Piovesana was at Eastgate Retail Park, where he was seen on CCTV between 03:15 and 03:30 GMT. Police said the 999 call made to them by Mr Piovesana ended after 34 seconds, and attempts had been made to call and text him back to confirm his safety but had gone unanswered. In a press conference on Monday afternoon, Det Insp Pete Walker said more than a 100 police officers and staff had been involved in the search, joined by many more volunteers. He urged anyone in the St Werburgh's, St Agnes, Eastville and Fishponds areas with any CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage covering the period from 03:00 until 07:00 on Friday to send it to police as it "could be vital" in helping officers trace his movements. 02:55 on Friday 28 February – Mr Piovesana was last seen by friends at the Jam Jar in Little Ann Street, St Jude's, getting into a taxi. 03:03 – He then made a 999 call to police, lasting 34 seconds. Attempts were made to call him back, police say, but these went unanswered and so a text was sent to his phone asking him to confirm if he was safe. Officers then tried to establish where the call had been made from. 03:04 – Police received a call from a member of the public concerned about a man walking near Junction 2 of the M32. Officers went to the scene but did not find the man, and police say they are "keeping an open mind" about this relates to Mr Piovesana. 03:15 – 03:30 – CCTV footage released by police shows Mr Piovesana in multiple locations at Eastgate Retail Park. The last confirmed sighting of him is near the Click and Collect facility at the back of the Tesco Extra car park. His bag, phone and wallet were later found discarded at the retail park by a friend using a tracking app linked to his phone, with CCTV footage later showing him abandoning the items. 07:37 - Mr Piovesana is reported missing and an investigation is launched. Det Insp Walker confirmed during the press conference that the taxi driver had been located and spoken to by officers. In a statement he said: "We remain incredibly concerned for the welfare of Luis and despite extensive and extremely thorough searches have unfortunately yet been able to find him. "We are extremely grateful for the support of Luis' family and friends and also the search-and-rescue and helicopter teams who have helped us so far and continue to do so." Follow BBC Bristol on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Avon and Somerset Police
BBC News
03-03-2025
- BBC News
Missing Bristol man Luis Piovesana called 999 from taxi
A man who went missing after a night out called 999 from a taxi after leaving a nightclub, police have said. Luis Piovesana, 26, was last seen in the early hours of 28 February after leaving The Jam Jar in St Jude's, Bristol at 02:55 GMT. In a press conference Avon and Somerset Police said he left the club in a taxi and called both his partner and 999 in the minutes after his departure, the 999 call lasting 34 seconds. The last confirmed sighting of Mr Piovesana was at Eastgate Retail Park, where he was seen on CCTV between 03:15 and 03:30 GMT. Police said the 999 call made to them by Mr Piovesana ended after 34 seconds, and attempts had been made to call and text him back to confirm his safety but had gone a press conference on Monday afternoon, Det Insp Pete Walker said more than a 100 police officers and staff had been involved in the search, joined by many more urged anyone in the St Werburgh's, St Agnes, Eastville and Fishponds areas with any CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage covering the period from 03:00 until 07:00 on Friday to send it to police as it "could be vital" in helping officers trace his movements.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
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Judo Olympian pleads for help finding missing brother
A judo Olympian has appealed for help to find her missing brother who disappeared from a retail park in the middle of the night. Luis Piovesana, 26, was last seen at about 03:00 GMT on Friday at Eastgate Retail Park in Bristol, having left a venue in nearby St Jude's and travelling there via taxi. His sister Lubjana Piovesana, 28, who competed for Team GB before switching to the Austrian team, said the next hours were "critical" in the search for her brother. Avon and Somerset Police say they were "extremely worried" for Mr Piovesana, as it was "out of character for him to be missing". CCTV footage shows Mr Piovesana travelling on foot around the retail park in the early hours of Friday. He was wearing black baggy jeans with a diamond patterned stitching on them, cream-coloured trainers, a black and grey Rapha gilet and a black Rapha cap, police said. Mr Piovesana also had a cartoon-style tattoo of a man, a car and a cherub on his arm, and a Vespa motorbike on his stomach, they added. He had links to Frenchay in South Gloucestershire, the force said. Ms Piovesana, who defeated Team GB's Lucy Renshall in the women's -63kg judo event in Paris last year, wrote on Facebook: "He has no phone, no money, no cards, so he will be in distress. "Please check your sheds, garages, or if you have any building that he could enter. "He could be injured, he could be trapped. Even if you think he could not be in there, please just double check in case he is stuck, as he may have been trying to hide or seek shelter from the cold. "The next hours are critical and any help is appreciated." Det Insp Pete Walker added: "We are extremely worried for Luis and would encourage anyone with information to contact us as soon as possible. "We are carrying out extensive searches as we urgently try to locate him." Police have appealed for anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage from the area to get in contact. Follow BBC Bristol on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Avon and Somerset Police
BBC News
02-03-2025
- BBC News
Judo Olympian pleads for help finding missing brother in Bristol
A judo Olympian has appealed for help to find her missing brother who disappeared from a retail park in the middle of the night. Luis Piovesana, 26, was last seen at about 03:00 GMT on Friday at Eastgate Retail Park in Bristol, having left a venue in nearby St Jude's and travelling there via sister Lubjana Piovesana, 28, who competed for Team GB before switching to the Austrian team, said the next hours were "critical" in the search for her and Somerset Police say they were "extremely worried" for Mr Piovesana, as it was "out of character for him to be missing". CCTV footage shows Mr Piovesana travelling on foot around the retail park in the early hours of was wearing black baggy jeans with a diamond patterned stitching on them, cream-coloured trainers, a black and grey Rapha gilet and a black Rapha cap, police Piovesana also had a cartoon-style tattoo of a man, a car and a cherub on his arm, and a Vespa motorbike on his stomach, they had links to Frenchay in South Gloucestershire, the force said. Ms Piovesana, who defeated Team GB's Lucy Renshall in the women's -63kg judo event in Paris last year, wrote on Facebook: "He has no phone, no money, no cards, so he will be in distress."Please check your sheds, garages, or if you have any building that he could enter."He could be injured, he could be trapped. Even if you think he could not be in there, please just double check in case he is stuck, as he may have been trying to hide or seek shelter from the cold."The next hours are critical and any help is appreciated." Det Insp Pete Walker added: "We are extremely worried for Luis and would encourage anyone with information to contact us as soon as possible."We are carrying out extensive searches as we urgently try to locate him."Police have appealed for anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage from the area to get in contact.
