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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

Mystery deepens over disappearance of Bristol man after new study dismisses leading theory

A leading expert on Bristol’s waterways has cast doubt on a leading police theory in the two-and-a-half-year investigation into the disappearance of Jack O’Sullivan.

For the past year, former harbourmaster Mike Ferguson has thoroughly reviewed the police’s long-held suspicion that Jack, then 22, fell into the River Avon after walking home from a night out with friends on 2 March 2024.

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