Authorities are requesting assistance following the discovery of an individual clad in a wetsuit in the Claerwen Reservoir, located in Wales.
Dyfed-Powys Police are seeking help to ascertain the identity of the individual, who is believed to be male according to the force.
Officers responded to the reservoir after receiving an alert from a bystander who spotted a body in the water shortly before 8:30 am on Friday.
Preliminary investigations, which have involved checking missing persons databases with neighboring police departments, have yet to determine the identity of the deceased.
A representative from the police stated, ‘If you have been to the Claerwen Reservoir or the adjacent area in the last six to eight weeks and observed any unclaimed personal items such as bags, clothing, shoes, or anything else unusual, please reach out to us.
‘We would like to hear from anyone who may have noticed something that piqued their interest and decided to leave it there or removed it from the site.’
The police are also inviting anyone who may recognize the individual found in the water to come forward.
In Manchester, the individual who is at the focal point of a urgent search at Dovestone Reservoir has been identified as personal trainer Simon Daniels.
The resident of Cheshire was paddleboarding with a woman, presumed to be his partner, on Sunday afternoon when he fell into the water and was reported missing.
Emergency services were dispatched to Dovestone Reservoir, near Oldham, Greater Manchester, at approximately 2:30 pm following reports of two individuals in distress in the water.
The woman was rescued by a passerby utilizing a throw line and was subsequently treated for hypothermia and shock.
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