Local authorities in the US have come in for criticism after it emerged the body of former rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves was discovered in a woodland directly opposite his US home - 14 months after he went missing.
Officials were first alerted to his disappearance in January 2022 when he failed to turn up the work. Having represented Wigan Warriors, St Helens and Bradford Bulls as well as playing internationally for Wales, the star quit the sport in 2012 aged just 36, citing disillusionment with the game and relocated to the US.
On Sunday night, his family announced on social media that his body had been discovered. And on Monday, police confirmed Hargreaves' body was found by ‘shed hunters’ close to his home in a wooded area, revealing the FBI had been involved in the search.
