Family 'devastated' as body found in missing man search

The sister of a missing Bristol antheral has said her household is "devastated" aft confirming his assemblage was recovered by constabulary divers connected Monday.

More than 100 officers had been progressive successful the hunt for Luis Piovesana, 26, on with friends and family.

Avon and Somerset Police said the household had been updated after the assemblage was found by officers searching the River Frome successful the Napier Road country of Eastville astatine 18:00 BST connected Monday.

In a societal media station Lubjana Piovesana said: "Luis has been found. We are wholly devastated, but helium has passed away."

Ms Piovesana, a judo Olympian, added: "I americium grateful for everyone's support. I americium truthful atrocious this has happened.

"Luis was my small member and loved by everyone. I privation helium could person seen the emotion from everyone.

"He volition beryllium remembered by america all."

Avon and Somerset Police said: "At astir 6pm contiguous (Monday 3 March), a dive squad was searching the River Frome successful the Napier Road country of Eastville, Bristol, erstwhile they located a body.

"While ceremonial recognition has not yet taken place, detectives person met with Luis' household and updated them.

"Our thoughts stay with them during this incredibly hard clip and they proceed to beryllium supported by specializer officers."

02:55 connected Friday 28 February – Mr Piovesana was past seen by friends getting into a taxi extracurricular the Jam Jar successful Little Ann Street, St Jude's.

03:03 – He past made a 999 telephone to police, lasting 34 seconds. Attempts were made to telephone him back, constabulary say, but these went unanswered and truthful a substance was sent to his telephone asking him to corroborate if helium was safe. Officers past tried to found wherever the telephone had been made from.

03:04 – Police received a telephone from a subordinate of the nationalist acrophobic astir a antheral walking adjacent Junction 2 of the M32. Officers went to the country but did not find the man, and constabulary accidental they are "keeping an unfastened mind" astir whether this relates to Mr Piovesana.

03:15 – 03:30 – CCTV footage released by constabulary shows Mr Piovesana successful aggregate locations astatine Eastgate Retail Park. The past confirmed sighting of him was adjacent the Click and Collect installation astatine the backmost of the Tesco Extra car park. His bag, telephone and wallet were aboriginal recovered discarded astatine the retail parkland by a person utilizing a tracking app linked to his phone, with CCTV footage aboriginal showing him abandoning the items.

07:37 - Mr Piovesana is reported missing and an probe is launched.

18:00 connected Monday 3 March - A constabulary dive squad find a assemblage portion searching the River Frome.

Mr Piovesana had been seen astatine astir 03:00 GMT connected Friday astatine Eastgate retail Park having travelled determination via a taxi from the Jam Jar venue Little Ann Street, St Jude's, a 10-minute thrust away.

His household had spent the play searching for him and asked radical to cheque their gardens and sheds.

Mounted constabulary officers and constabulary drone teams were besides progressive successful the probe with constabulary divers searching the River Frome adjacent the M32.

Speaking to the PA quality bureau portion the hunt was ongoing, Ms Piovesana's partner, Laurin Bohler, said household and friends had travelled from Birmingham to help.