Body of missing Trowbridge man found in Bath woodland (From Wiltshire Times)

Body of missing Trowbridge man found in Bath woodland

6:04pm Saturday 12th January 2013 in Trowbridge

The body of missing Trowbridge man Ivan Saunders has been discovered by police near Bath.

Shortly after 9pm last night, Wiltshire Police officers located Mr Saunders’ unattended VW Transporter van in the car park of a pub in Newton St Loe, near Bath.

In a wooded area a short distance away, officers discovered the body of a deceased male.

Formal identification is still to be completed but it is suspected this is the body of 64-year-old Mr Saunders who was last seen at his home address in Trowbridge on Wednesday.

Police are not treating this death as suspicious and Mr Saunders’ next of kin have been informed.

A file will be submitted in due course by Avon and Somerset Police to HM Coroner for the Bath area and appropriate liaison between both forces continues.

Mr Saunders was last seen on Wednesday morning and was reported as missing to Wiltshire Police that evening.

Police carried out extensive enquiries to locate him, following concerns being raised about his welfare.

Inspector Jeremy Carter from Wiltshire Police is appealing to anyone who may have seen Mr Saunders or his vehicle since his disappearance to contact Wiltshire Police on 101 or alternatively contact the Crimestoppers freephone number anonymously on 0800 555111.

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