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| Body found in missing Maidstone triathlete search | Body found in missing Maidstone triathlete search |
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| Police looking for a man who went missing during the swimming leg of a Kent triathlon race have found a body. | Police looking for a man who went missing during the swimming leg of a Kent triathlon race have found a body. |
| The competitor, named locally as Paul Gallihawk, was reported missing when he failed to finish the first part of the race at Leybourne Lakes in Maidstone. | The competitor, named locally as Paul Gallihawk, was reported missing when he failed to finish the first part of the race at Leybourne Lakes in Maidstone. |
| The body has not been formally identified but the missing man's family have been informed, Kent Police said. | |
| The event was organised by Ocean Lake Triathlon, who said: "We are shocked by what happened." | The event was organised by Ocean Lake Triathlon, who said: "We are shocked by what happened." |
| The triathlon club, based at Leybourne Lake Country Park and Simon Langton School in Canterbury organises a series of six sprint distance races. | |
| A police spokesman said: "Officers conducting a search for a 34-year-old man who was taking part in a triathlon at Leybourne Lakes on Saturday 29 August have this morning discovered a body." | |
| Mr Gallihawk had been missing since a 750m swim at the start of the triathlon. | |
| His disappearance triggered a search involving the Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Kent Search and Rescue Team and the National Police Air Service. | |
| Mr Gallihawk had written on his JustGiving page that he was competing to raise money for King's College Hospital in London, which had looked after his father. Since his disappearance was announced donations on the page have risen to over £2,500. | |
| One donor wrote on the site: "Paul, you always had a smile and a laugh about everything, and a great teammate playing for Lenham. An absolute gent and our thoughts are with your loved ones." |