The body of a missing man was found in the River Trent after he disappeared earlier this year. The body of Adrian Karpinski, 34, from Clifton, was found on April 13 in the River Trent after weeks of him being missing.
Adrian was last seen at the Victoria Embankment, near the Wilford Toll Bridge on the banks of the River Trent, between West Bridgford and The Meadows, at around 6pm on Thursday, March 24. His sister, Marlena Karpinska, 39, had previously made an impassioned plea for him to come home as police carried out underwater searches for her sibling.
Ms Karpinska has now issued a message of thanks to those who had helped look for her brother. "I would like to say thank you to all the people who helped to search for him," Ms Karpinska said.
"I know the lady who found him had been on a dog walk. I worry and pray for her, as it must be difficult for her too.
"The biggest thing I would like to say again is thank you to everyone that had helped." She added: "My brother was a fantastic friend and a wonderful uncle and we will miss him very much.
"His sudden and unexplained death was a big shock for us". Ms Karpinska, who lived with her brother in Clifton, had previously spoke of how her brother was "very friendly" and "open".
Mr Karpinski worked at a Boots factory with his sister for 12 years before moving to a different job in manufacturing last year. Mr Karpinski was single with no children, with her sister telling Nottinghamshire Live he tended to spend a lot of his time with friends in The Meadows where some of his family members also live.
Specialist underwater police search teams had been searching the river in the investigation to locate Mr Karpinski. And police handed out missing person posters in the area as part of their enquiries at the time of his disappearance.
Detective Inspector Chris Berryman, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Throughout this investigation we had desperately hoped that Adrian would return safe and well to his family.
“However, our worst fears were confirmed when his body was recovered from the River Trent. Our thoughts then and now are with Marlena and the rest of Adrian’s family at what we know is an extremely challenging time.
“A file has now been passed to the Coroner and a formal inquest will be held at a later date.” Officers are still seeking to track down Mr Karpinski’s red Trek mountain bike. Anyone with information about its whereabouts is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 562 of March 26.
