OFFCIERS have identified human remains found in a field in South Gloucestershire earlier this month as those of a man reported missing in late September.
Police investigations at the time established that David Wilson, 63, of Downend, had not been seen since mid-May this year.
Officers shared two appeals for information about his whereabouts, but unfortunately no one came forward with any confirmed sightings.
A forensic examination of the remains found in Emersons Green on Tuesday, November 5 have now confirmed the identification.
David's next of kin have been updated.
Officers have found no evidence of suspicious circumstances and continue to treat the death as unexplained, since a forensic post-mortem examination proved inconclusive.
If you saw David at any time between May and November, or have any information which could help to establish what happened, please call 101 and give the reference 5224291560.
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