Police have confirmed they have found a body in the search for a missing man with a murder probe launched.
Officers searching for missing 26-year-old Keano Byrne found a body in Stockport this afternoon, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police has said this afternoon (April 7). Specialist teams of officers have been searching the area in and around Reddish Vale Country Park since Keano was reported missing and tragically located a body in the water at around 12.10pm today.
He was last seen in the early hours of Sunday, March 26, leaving Northumberland Road in Brinnington and walking towards Reddish Vale with another man. Shortly after Keano was reported missing, police enquiries established that he may have come to harm and officers identified several lines of enquiry that resulted in two arrests, according to the force.
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Keano, from Gorton, was reported missing on Monday, March 27, when GMP launched an immediate investigation.
Today, a section of woodland at the bottom of Reddish Vale Country Park near the River Tame was taped off throughout the day. Specialist search teams, divers and Tactical Aid Unit officers attended the scene where the body of Keano was sadly recovered this afternoon.
Two men, aged 26 and 30, arrested as part of the investigation have been released under investigation, GMP said.
Detective Chief Inspector Liz Hopkinson, of GMP’s Major Incident Team, said: "Clearly this is an upsetting time for Keano’s family and they are being kept informed of the ongoing investigation as well as being supported by specialist officers.
"Specialist teams from GMP have been searching for Keano and trying to establish what happened to him since he was reported missing. It is early stages of the investigation but we are determined to find out what happened to Keano so his family can have the answers they deserve.
"Formal identification has yet to take place but officers are treating his disappearance as a murder inquiry following information revealed during the investigation into his disappearance. We are asking for anyone who was in the Reddish Vale area in the early hours of Sunday 26 March between 3.30am and 6.30am, or who may have seen Keano after the time he went missing, to please contact police.
“No matter how small the information may seem, it may help us to piece together what has happened. We are looking for CCTV, dashcam footage, images, or any accounts of suspicious behaviour around that date as this will bring us one step closer to finding out what happened to Keano and help us understand the full circumstances.
“Information can be shared by calling GMPs Major Incident team on 0161 856 6377, or by using our LiveChat service on our website, www.gmp.police.uk quoting log 762-270323."
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