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Body of man found in river search

The body of a man has been recovered from a river in mid Wales following a search by police divers.

Emergency services had been looking for a missing 43-year-old man at the River Dulais near the border with Gwynedd.

Oliver Ashby Johnson was last seen entering the water at Lwyngwern campsite at Pantperthog near Machynlleth on Monday morning.

Dyfed-Powys Police say formal identification of the man has yet to take place, while next of kin are told.

Officers say they are now investigating the "sudden death" of a man whose body was recovered from the river at Pantperthog. The coroner has also been informed.



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