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CNN
24-02-2025
- CNN
Who was he? How did he get there? Wetsuit may hold key to mystery of body found in reservoir
Early on October 18, 2024, Wales police received a phone call from a member of the public. It was the start of a mystery that remains unsolved four months later. There was a body in the water of the Claerwen Reservoir, the caller said, according to a statement released by Dyfed-Powys Police on Sunday. The reservoir is a remote and picturesque spot in central Wales, about 90 miles northwest of the capital, Cardiff. An autopsy later established that the body was that of a White man aged between 30 and 60 years old, about 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall, wearing a wetsuit, and had been in the water for up to 12 weeks. Police identified the XL-sized wetsuit as the 'Agile' design made by Zone 3, which is advertised on its manufacturer's website as suitable for those 'new to open water swimming or triathlon.' That, for the moment, is all police are saying they know. They don't know the man's identity and they found no evidence of his personal belongings, any vehicle or a bike he may have left on the banks of the reservoir despite extensive searches, a police spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The nearest bus stop is about a four-hour walk away and so 'it is unlikely he walked there in a wetsuit,' the spokesperson added. Several signs around the reservoir warn against swimming there, they said. 'It is very unusual for a body to be found … and to be a few months into an investigation with no confirmed identification.' Requests to other police forces in the UK and Interpol, the international police agency, as well as forensic tests haven't yielded any clues about the man's identity, the spokesperson said. Nonetheless, the man's death is not 'currently thought to be suspicious,' an inquest opened on Monday by assistant coroner Rachel Knight heard, according to the BBC. At the moment, police believe the man entered the water voluntarily sometime last summer. Knight adjourned the inquest after recording that the cause of death was 'pending further investigation,' and called for public help in identifying the man. The police appealed for information 'from anyone who has visited the Claerwen reservoir, or the surrounding area, between the beginning of July 2024 and October 18, and haven't spoken to police yet,' Detective Inspector Anthea Ponting said in the police statement. 'We also continue to appeal for anyone who does have information – who thinks that something mentioned could relate to a missing person in their own life/or who they may know – to come forward. 'We are keeping an open mind into the circumstances and continue to work towards finding out who he was, any family and what happened to him,' she added. The Claerwen reservoir is one of several in the area that provides water to Birmingham, the UK's second-largest city. Unauthorized swimming in these reservoirs is prohibited and can be dangerous due to their cold, deep water which can also hide equipment underneath.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Yahoo
Who was he? How did he get there? Wetsuit may hold key to mystery of body found in reservoir
Early on October 18, 2024, police in Wales police received a phone call from a member of the public. It was the start of a mystery that remains unsolved four months later. There was a body in the water of the Claerwen Reservoir, the caller said, according to a statement released by Dyfed-Powys Police on Sunday. The reservoir is a remote and picturesque spot in central Wales, about 90 miles northwest of the capital, Cardiff. An autopsy later established that the body was that of a White man aged between 30 and 60 years old, about 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall, wearing a wetsuit, and had been in the water for up to 12 weeks. Police identified the XL-sized wetsuit as the 'Agile' design made by Zone 3, which is advertised on its manufacturer's website as suitable for those 'new to open water swimming or triathlon.' That, for the moment, is all police are saying they know. They don't know the man's identity and they found no evidence of his personal belongings, any vehicle or a bike he may have left on the banks of the reservoir despite extensive searches, a police spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The nearest bus stop is about a four-hour walk away and so 'it is unlikely he walked there in a wetsuit,' the spokesperson added. Several signs around the reservoir warn against swimming there, they said. 'It is very unusual for a body to be found … and to be a few months into an investigation with no confirmed identification.' Requests to other police forces in the UK and Interpol, the international police agency, as well as forensic tests haven't yielded any clues about the man's identity, the spokesperson said. Nonetheless, the man's death is not 'currently thought to be suspicious,' an inquest opened on Monday by assistant coroner Rachel Knight heard, according to the BBC. At the moment, police believe the man entered the water voluntarily sometime last summer. Knight adjourned the inquest after recording that the cause of death was 'pending further investigation,' and called for public help in identifying the man. The police appealed for information 'from anyone who has visited the Claerwen reservoir, or the surrounding area, between the beginning of July 2024 and October 18, and haven't spoken to police yet,' Detective Inspector Anthea Ponting said in the police statement. 'We also continue to appeal for anyone who does have information – who thinks that something mentioned could relate to a missing person in their own life/or who they may know – to come forward. 'We are keeping an open mind into the circumstances and continue to work towards finding out who he was, any family and what happened to him,' she added. The Claerwen reservoir is one of several in the area that provides water to Birmingham, the UK's second-largest city. Unauthorized swimming in these reservoirs is prohibited and can be dangerous due to their cold, deep water which can also hide equipment underneath.
CNN
24-02-2025
- CNN
Who was he? How did he get there? Wetsuit may hold key to mystery of body found in reservoir
Early on October 18, 2024, police in Wales police received a phone call from a member of the public. It was the start of a mystery that remains unsolved four months later. There was a body in the water of the Claerwen Reservoir, the caller said, according to a statement released by Dyfed-Powys Police on Sunday. The reservoir is a remote and picturesque spot in central Wales, about 90 miles northwest of the capital, Cardiff. An autopsy later established that the body was that of a White man aged between 30 and 60 years old, about 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall, wearing a wetsuit, and had been in the water for up to 12 weeks. Police identified the XL-sized wetsuit as the 'Agile' design made by Zone 3, which is advertised on its manufacturer's website as suitable for those 'new to open water swimming or triathlon.' That, for the moment, is all police are saying they know. They don't know the man's identity and they found no evidence of his personal belongings, any vehicle or a bike he may have left on the banks of the reservoir despite extensive searches, a police spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The nearest bus stop is about a four-hour walk away and so 'it is unlikely he walked there in a wetsuit,' the spokesperson added. Several signs around the reservoir warn against swimming there, they said. 'It is very unusual for a body to be found … and to be a few months into an investigation with no confirmed identification.' Requests to other police forces in the UK and Interpol, the international police agency, as well as forensic tests haven't yielded any clues about the man's identity, the spokesperson said. Nonetheless, the man's death is not 'currently thought to be suspicious,' an inquest opened on Monday by assistant coroner Rachel Knight heard, according to the BBC. At the moment, police believe the man entered the water voluntarily sometime last summer. Knight adjourned the inquest after recording that the cause of death was 'pending further investigation,' and called for public help in identifying the man. The police appealed for information 'from anyone who has visited the Claerwen reservoir, or the surrounding area, between the beginning of July 2024 and October 18, and haven't spoken to police yet,' Detective Inspector Anthea Ponting said in the police statement. 'We also continue to appeal for anyone who does have information – who thinks that something mentioned could relate to a missing person in their own life/or who they may know – to come forward. 'We are keeping an open mind into the circumstances and continue to work towards finding out who he was, any family and what happened to him,' she added. The Claerwen reservoir is one of several in the area that provides water to Birmingham, the UK's second-largest city. Unauthorized swimming in these reservoirs is prohibited and can be dangerous due to their cold, deep water which can also hide equipment underneath.
BBC News
24-02-2025
- BBC News
Claerwen Reservoir: Mystery wetsuit death 'not believed suspicious'
The death of an unidentified man found in a wetsuit at a reservoir was "not currently thought to be suspicious", an inquest has been told. Assistant coroner Rachel Knight has called for help in identifying the remains of the man, who was found at Claerwen Reservoir in Powys in October. The inquest in Pontypridd heard how the body was found on 18 October 2024. The court heard Dyfed-Powys Police was continuing to investigate the death and are seeking information from the public in order to identify the body. A post-mortem examination was carried out by Dr Stephen Leadbeatter at the Royal Shrewsbury hospital, but he was not able to find a cause of death.A cause of death "pending further investigation" was Knight said it was necessary to open an inquest into the death of the unidentified Knight said "we don't currently have a next of kin or family."She added "we wish to identify this male and if anyone has any information, please come forward".The body was found just before 08:30 on a Friday morning last October in a remote area of mid-Wales. Investigators suspect it might have been in the vast Claerwen Reservoir for up to 12 weeks - so could have been in the water since as far back as July and in the height of police know is that he is a white man, aged between 30 and 60, and was wearing a Zone 3 Agile the £200 wetsuit was extra large in size, officers expect the man was between 6ft and 6ft 5in (1.83 to 1.96m) tall, weighed between 14 and 15 stone (89 to 95kg) with a 44 to 48in inquest was adjourned until a date to be decided.
