Police renew appeal to identify Claerwen Reservoir body

Dyfed-Powys Police is continuing their appeal for information to help identify the body of a person who was found in the Claerwen Reservoir, Powys 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 at just before 8.30am.

Detective Inspector Anthea Ponting, Senior Investigating Officer 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 either direct message the police on social medi, visit  https://bit.ly/DPPContactOnline, email 101@dyfed-powys.police.uk or call 101

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired text the non-emergency number on 07811 311 908.

Quote reference: 64 of October 18, 2024

Police continue to appeal for information after a man’s body was found at Claerwen Reservoir in the Elan Valley