Police are appealing for information after a body was found in a Powys reservoir last week.

The body was found in the Claerwen Reservoir, in the Elan Valley, on Friday, October 18.

Officers attended the reservoir after receiving a call from a member of the public who had seen a body in the water shortly before 8:30am.

The deceased was wearing a wetsuit and is believed to be male, the police said.

Enquiries carried out so far - including checking missing people records with neighbouring forces - have not led to the person being identified. 

A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “While we do not have many details to share at this point, we are appealing for anyone who does have information – who thinks that something mentioned could relate to a missing person in their own life/or who they may know – to come forward.”

Police said if you have visited the Claerwen Reservoir or the surrounding area within the last six to eight weeks and noticed any unattended personal property such as bags, clothes, shoes, or anything else that stood out, please get in touch.

“We’d like to hear from you, whether you saw something that caught your attention and left it there, or if you removed it from the area,” added the spokesperson.

Police can be contacted online, via direct message on social media, via email at [email protected] or by calling 101.

Quote reference 64 of October 18, 2024.