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Haydn Evans: Cheshire Police find a body at Carden Park lake | Haydn Evans: Cheshire Police find a body at Carden Park lake |
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Police searching for a missing Flintshire teenager say a body has been discovered in a lake at the hotel where he was last seen. | Police searching for a missing Flintshire teenager say a body has been discovered in a lake at the hotel where he was last seen. |
Haydn Evans, 18, from Mold disappeared eight days before Christmas after attending a party at Carden Park Hotel in Broxton | Haydn Evans, 18, from Mold disappeared eight days before Christmas after attending a party at Carden Park Hotel in Broxton |
Up to 50 officers and volunteers have been searching the area since 18 December. | Up to 50 officers and volunteers have been searching the area since 18 December. |
It follows a series of appeals by relatives to find the teenager. | It follows a series of appeals by relatives to find the teenager. |
Cheshire Police said that late afternoon on Friday "police underwater search teams discovered what appears to be a body in a lake at Carden Park near Chester". | Cheshire Police said that late afternoon on Friday "police underwater search teams discovered what appears to be a body in a lake at Carden Park near Chester". |
The statement added: "Police remain at the scene where attempts are underway to recover the body. Identification of the deceased has not yet taken place." | The statement added: "Police remain at the scene where attempts are underway to recover the body. Identification of the deceased has not yet taken place." |
The discovery follows a massive search for the teenager, after he failed to return home from the party organised his employers, a Mold construction company. | |
The search team included members of the Cheshire Search and Rescue team, a volunteer group, while farmers and landowners in the area were asked to check their properties and outbuildings. | |
Haydn was last seen at the entrance of the Carden Park hotel at 01:00 GMT on Saturday, 17 December. | |
On Wednesday, his family appealed for help to trace him, stating that "words cannot describe the despair that we feel". | |
"Christmas has passed and Haydn′s presents remain unopened," they said. | |
"None of us can even consider celebrating this Christmas time whilst he is still missing. | |
"Every day that passes becomes more difficult and we have a huge void in our lives." |
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