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Danya Bazaraa & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Body found in search for missing man who stopped returning fiancée's calls

A body has been found in the search for a man who was reported missing after he suddenly stopped responding to his fiancée's calls and texts.

"While formal identification has not yet taken place, we have updated the family of missing 31-year-old Joseph Day," police confirmed.

His partner Kelsey Mulcahy left their home in Bristol to travelled to London on Saturday and was in contact with Joseph until 9.30pm, when he stopped returning her messages.

The couple had planned to go to Bath Spa yesterday, with Kelsey "terrified" that something had happened to him.

She added it was exceptionally out of character for Joseph not to be in touch with her the Mirror reports.

The full statement from Avon and Somerset Police says: "In the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 3 May) Police located and recovered the body of a man in Avon Gorge, Bristol.

"While formal identification has not yet taken place, we have updated the family of missing 31-year-old Joseph Day.

"Our hearts go out to them and we thank them for their patience while enquiries into the circumstances of death continue.

"We’d ask the public to avoid speculation and respect the privacy of Joseph’s family at this time."

The couple moved to Clifton in January from New Zealand and do not have many friends in Bristol, Bristol Live reports.

Kelsey's friends had travelled over from London to help search for him.

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