UID man found in wetsuit in Claerwen Reservoir, Powvs, Wales

[raisedbywolves]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy03eedx997o

Police say they have received a "significant number of new pieces of information" about a man whose body was found in a reservoir.

Dyfed-Powys Police worked with experts to produce a realistic image of the unidentified man's face after he was found in Claerwen Reservoir, Powys, wearing a wetsuit but with no clothes or mode of transport found nearby.

After releasing the facial image last week, the force said it had received between 50 and 70 initial calls, emails and reports through the dedicated investigation website.

The information ranges from specific names of individuals to "more ambiguous reports that might take some time to follow up on".

The mystery of the man in the wetsuit grabbed people's attention across the UK after police first appealed for the public's help in October 2024.

Earlier that month, a lone walker had spotted the man's body floating a few metres out from shore at Claerwen Reservoir, the largest and most remote of a series of reservoirs in the picturesque Elan Valley, west of Rhayader.

So far, the investigation team has established that the body found was a white male, aged between 30 and 60 and about 6ft (1.8m).

He was wearing an extra large Zone 3 Agile wetsuit, and it is believed he had been in the water for about 12 weeks before he was found.

The force began with working with neighbouring police forces to conduct checks for missing or wanted people who have not been traced, before extending inquiries to contact all UK forces.

"We have run searches through the Police National Database, issued bulletins to police overseas through Interpol, searched DNA, fingerprint and dental records for potential matches, and issued public and media appeals for information," Ponting added.

[Bewitchingstorm]

Very strange. Sounds almost like the start of The Bourne Identity.

[raisedbywolves]

I've been loosely following it for awhile. It's been two years and they have nothing. That seems crazy in today's society.

[Bewitchingstorm]

It is very perplexing. He must have driven to or had been dropped off a the reservoir. Given there is no car, boat, etc., where are his clothes. Did he walk there? From what I could see, it is in a very remote/isolated area.

One theory I saw on Reddit was he was practicing for a long-distance type of swim or a triathlon and could have biked to the reservoir.