Desperate bid to identify man after body wearing wetsuit was pulled from reservoir as cops launch urgent appeal for help

A BODY has been discovered successful a Welsh reservoir.

Cops person launched an entreaty successful an effort to place the assemblage which was recovered successful Claerwen Reservoir, Powys, Wales, aft they were alerted by a subordinate of the public.

There are fears the assemblage could person died successful the h2o up to 8 weeks ago.

A Dyfed Powys Police connection said: "We're appealing for accusation to assistance place the assemblage of a idiosyncratic who was recovered successful the Claerwen Reservoir connected Friday, October 18.

"Officers attended the reservoir aft receiving a telephone from a subordinate of the nationalist who had seen a assemblage successful the h2o astatine conscionable earlier 8.30am.

“The deceased was wearing a wetsuit and is believed to beryllium male.

"Enquiries carried retired truthful acold – including checking missing radical records with neighbouring forces – person not led to the deceased being identified.

"While we bash not person galore details to stock astatine this point, we are appealing for anyone who does person accusation – who thinks that thing mentioned could subordinate to a missing idiosyncratic successful their ain life/or who they whitethorn cognize – to travel forward.

"If you person visited the Claerwen Reservoir oregon the surrounding country wrong the past six to 8 weeks and noticed immoderate unattended idiosyncratic spot specified arsenic bags, clothes, shoes, oregon thing other that stood out, delight get successful touch.

“We’d similar to perceive from you whether you saw thing that caught your attraction and near it there, oregon you removed it from the area."