Body of missing Stroud man found inside tent

Shannon Brown

20 May 2024 at 4:57 am·1-min read

The body of a missing man has been found in a tent in Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire Police has said -Credit:Western Mail

A body has been found as part of a search for missing man from Stroud. 50-year-old Ian, who was known to live in a tent in Whiteshill, was reported missing after he was last seen on Friday, March 1.

The urgent appeal was launched last week after Ian had been missing for more than two months. Gloucestershire Police say a body was found and recovered from a tent in the Painswick area on Thursday, May 16.

Ian's death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

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Gloucestershire Police said in a statement issued today (May 20): "A body has been found in the search for a man who had been reported missing from Stroud. Ian, aged 50, had not been seen since Friday 1 March.

"A body was recovered from a tent in the Painswick area on Thursday (16 May). The death is being treated as non-suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner."

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