
Police are still trying to identify a body which was found in a wetsuit a year ago.
The body of a man was found in Claerwen Reservoir in the Elan Valley, Wales, on October 18 of last year.
Dyfed-Powys Police say they are no closer to identifying him one year on, despite following ‘a number of lines of enquiry’.
A post-mortem found the victim was a man aged between 30 and 60, who was 6ft tall.
The body had been in the water for up to 12 weeks before it was found by a walker.
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He wasn’t wearing any jewellery or a watch, there were no personal belongings found around the reservoir.
Detective Inspector Anthea Ponting, who has led the investigation, said: ‘This is a highly unusual situation, that a year after a person has been found deceased we have not been able to positively identify them.
‘We have followed a number of lines of enquiry, but we are no closer to finding out who this man is, where he came from, or how he came to lose his life.
‘This is someone’s son, possibly someone’s partner, brother or father, and we would like to be able to return them to any family or loved ones who might be missing them.
‘Any information you have could be key in finding out who they are.
‘The man was wearing an extra large Zone 3 Agile wetsuit, which equates to the wearer possibly being 6ft to 6ft 5in tall, around 202lbs to 220lbs, with a 44in to 48in chest.
‘Apart from that, we have no other information or details about personal belongings that might help to identify him.
‘There were no vehicles, bikes or other modes of transport in the area that might have indicated how he got there, or that we could have used to establish a route of travel.
‘There must be someone out there who is missing this person. If you think you can help us identify him, please get in touch.’
Over the last year, police have checked the man’s description against a list of missing people from Dyfed-Powys as well as all other UK police forces.
They also contacted international police and worked with fingerprint and DNA databases, but with no success.
As part of the anniversary appeal, the case will be publicised on BBC Crimewatch Live on October 24.
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