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Third body found following Didcot power station collapse Third body found following Didcot power station collapse
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Police believe they have found the body of one of the two men who have been missing since the boiler house collapsed at Didcot power station in February.Police believe they have found the body of one of the two men who have been missing since the boiler house collapsed at Didcot power station in February.
The families of the remaining two demolition workers, Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, have been informed. Thames Valley Police said they are being supported by specially trained officers. The families of the remaining two demolition workers, Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, have been informed. Thames Valley police said they are being supported by specially trained officers.
The body, which was found earlier on Wednesday, has not yet been formally identified.The body, which was found earlier on Wednesday, has not yet been formally identified.
The 10-storey concrete and steel building collapsed unexpectedly on 23 February, killing four people. Until now only the bodies of two of the victims – those of Michael Collings, 53 and Chris Huxtable, 34 – had been recovered.The 10-storey concrete and steel building collapsed unexpectedly on 23 February, killing four people. Until now only the bodies of two of the victims – those of Michael Collings, 53 and Chris Huxtable, 34 – had been recovered.
Contractors working at the site have “paused” the removal of debris so that specialists from Thames Valley Police, Fire and Rescue’s urban search and rescue (USAR) team and the south central ambulance service hazardous area recovery team, can enter. Contractors working at the site have “paused” the removal of debris so that specialists from Thames Valley police, Fire and Rescue’s urban search and rescue (USAR) team and the south central ambulance service hazardous area recovery team, can enter.
The building was previously too unstable to be approached and a 50-metre exclusion zone was set up around the site.The building was previously too unstable to be approached and a 50-metre exclusion zone was set up around the site.
A police spokesman said there will be a “safe recovery of the body” followed by a victim identification process.A police spokesman said there will be a “safe recovery of the body” followed by a victim identification process.
He said: “Our thoughts remain with the families of Ken Cresswell and John Shaw and we would ask that their privacy is respected during this incredibly difficult time.”He said: “Our thoughts remain with the families of Ken Cresswell and John Shaw and we would ask that their privacy is respected during this incredibly difficult time.”