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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.
