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Man wearing wetsuit found dead in reservoir 'after 12 weeks'
by Branwen Jones · Manchester Evening NewsPolice have renewed an appeal for help to identify a man whose body was discovered at a reservoir.
An investigation is ongoing after a member of the public saw the body at the Claerwen Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Wales, on Friday, October 18. A post-mortem examination has established the man to be aged between 30 to 60 years old and found he could have been dead for between three to 12 weeks.
The police are keen to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity of the reservoir or its surrounding area at the start of July", reports Wales Online. Detective Inspector Anthea Ponting said: "I would like to thank everyone who came forward with information following our first appeal."
"Following a post mortem, I can confirm that the body is a man, aged between 30 and 60 years old. He is approximately 6ft tall and was wearing a Zone 3 Agile wetsuit.
"It is estimated that he could have been dead for between three and twelve weeks. If you think this the new information could relate to someone you may know please speak to police.
"We would still like to hear from anyone who has visited the Claerwen reservoir, or the surrounding area, since the beginning of July, and haven't spoken to police yet about any unattended personal property such as bags, clothes, shoes, or anything else that stood out. We'd like to hear from you whether you saw something that caught your attention and left it there, or you removed it from the area."
Anyone with information which could help the investigation is asked to contact police with the quote reference 64 of October 18, 2024, and either via their direct message on social media, their website - https://bit. ly/DPPContactOnline, email - 101@dyfed-powys. police.uk, or by calling their non-emergency contact number 101. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired text the non-emergency number on 07811 311 908.