Police have issued a renewed appeal for information a year after a body was found at a Powys Reservoir.    Following 12 months of enquiries, Dyfed- Powys Police have not yet been able to identify the man who was found dead at Claerwen Reservoir in the Elan Valley.  As the anniversary of the discovery approaches, the Force is asking the public to come forward with any information that might help.  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".  

Dyfed-Powys Police control room received a 999 call at just before 8:30am on 18th October, 2024 reporting that the body of a man had been seen in the water by a walker.  Emergency services quickly made their way to the scene, which was in a remote part of the Reservoir and recovered the body.  Through a post-mortem examination it was found that the body was of a man aged between 30 and 60 who was 6ft fall.  It is estimated that the body had been in the water for up to 12 weeks.  In the absence of any personal belongings found around the Reservoir and no watch or jewellery being worn by the man, the only item available to Officers to carry out enquiries was a wetsuit.  DI Ponting said, "The man was wearing an extra large Zone 3 Agile wetsuit, which equates to the wearer possibly being 6ft to 6ft 5 inches tall, around 202lbs to 220lbs with a 44 to 48 inch 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". Over the past 12 months, Officers have checked his description against lists of missing people from Dyfed-Powys and all other UK Police Force areas, liaised with International Police and conducted enquiries with fingerprint and DNA databases but all lines of enquiry have drawn a blank.  "There must be someone out there who is missing this person.  If you think you can help us identify him, please get in touch.  If you visited Claerwen Reservoir between July and 18th October, 2024 and saw anything that might help us with our enquiries, or you are aware of someone who has not been seen for some time and matches the description above, please contact Dyfed-Powys Police.