OAP's body found in culvert

The body of a missing pensioner has been discovered in a culvert by members of a search party.

Tom Evans, 83, was reported missing from his home in Trehafod in Rhondda, south Wales on Wednesday.

A large scale search was mounted in the area and Mr Evans' body was found in a culvert near the Heritage Park Hotel in Trehafod on Sunday.

His body was taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and he was formally identified by a family member on Monday.

A spokesman for South Wales Police, who co-ordinated the search, said that the coroner had been informed.

"The area was systematically searched but it is an old colliery site with a lot of undergrowth," he said.

"There are no suspicious circumstances to Mr Evans' death," he added.