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| Body found in bushland matches description of Gary Tweddle, say police | Body found in bushland matches description of Gary Tweddle, say police |
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| A body found in bushland in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales matches the description of the missing Sydney man Gary Tweddle, police say. | A body found in bushland in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales matches the description of the missing Sydney man Gary Tweddle, police say. |
| The Blue Mountains local area commander, Darryl Jobson, says the identity of the body discovered on a cliff is yet to be confirmed but it is likely to be Tweddle, who went missing seven weeks ago 2km from where the body was found. | The Blue Mountains local area commander, Darryl Jobson, says the identity of the body discovered on a cliff is yet to be confirmed but it is likely to be Tweddle, who went missing seven weeks ago 2km from where the body was found. |
| "The deceased, I'm told, is similar in appearance to Gary Tweddle," he told reporters at Leura. | "The deceased, I'm told, is similar in appearance to Gary Tweddle," he told reporters at Leura. |
| "It may possibly be him but we're not ruling out anything else. | "It may possibly be him but we're not ruling out anything else. |
| "What we need to do is go through our formal identification processes to make sure we identify the right male." | "What we need to do is go through our formal identification processes to make sure we identify the right male." |
| Tweddle, a 23-year-old computer salesman, went missing in the early hours of 16 July while attending a work conference for his company Oracle at the Fairmont Resort in Leura. | Tweddle, a 23-year-old computer salesman, went missing in the early hours of 16 July while attending a work conference for his company Oracle at the Fairmont Resort in Leura. |
| NSW ambulance officers on a training exercise spotted the body on Monday afternoon near a climb known as Sweet Dreams, off Sublime Point Road. | NSW ambulance officers on a training exercise spotted the body on Monday afternoon near a climb known as Sweet Dreams, off Sublime Point Road. |
| Jobson said the body was about 50 metres from the top of the cliff line in a "slot" of the cliff face, which plunges about 300 metres. | Jobson said the body was about 50 metres from the top of the cliff line in a "slot" of the cliff face, which plunges about 300 metres. |
| An operation began on Tuesday morning to winch the body out as the site was inaccessible by foot and rescue officers reached it in the afternoon. | An operation began on Tuesday morning to winch the body out as the site was inaccessible by foot and rescue officers reached it in the afternoon. |
| As the news broke, Gary's father, David Tweddle, who flew out from England to join the search after his son went missing, said he would find out sometime on Tuesday if it was him. | As the news broke, Gary's father, David Tweddle, who flew out from England to join the search after his son went missing, said he would find out sometime on Tuesday if it was him. |
| "Let's hope it is him ... a long day ahead," he wrote in a brief Facebook message. | "Let's hope it is him ... a long day ahead," he wrote in a brief Facebook message. |
| Tweddle's girlfriend, Anika Haigh, posted on Facebook that the sun was rising on a day she hoped would never come. | Tweddle's girlfriend, Anika Haigh, posted on Facebook that the sun was rising on a day she hoped would never come. |
| "One thing I know for certain is that Gary will come home one day – his fight, determination and 'never give up' attitude that we all loved so much about him will guide him," she wrote. | "One thing I know for certain is that Gary will come home one day – his fight, determination and 'never give up' attitude that we all loved so much about him will guide him," she wrote. |
| "Gary, seven weeks today since your disappearance. No day is the same without you, there is a hole where you used to be but please know my heart is full of amazing memories of you. Your time of hide and seek needs to end now though, please. Time to come home where you belong. I love you. xoxo" | "Gary, seven weeks today since your disappearance. No day is the same without you, there is a hole where you used to be but please know my heart is full of amazing memories of you. Your time of hide and seek needs to end now though, please. Time to come home where you belong. I love you. xoxo" |
| A report on Tweddle's disappearance was prepared for the coroner last Wednesday, with police saying they believed he was dead and listing the cause of death as accidental. | A report on Tweddle's disappearance was prepared for the coroner last Wednesday, with police saying they believed he was dead and listing the cause of death as accidental. |
| Tweddle, from Cremorne on Sydney's north shore, was last heard from in the early hours of 16 July when he called a colleague for 17 minutes to say he was lost in bushland but could see a light on the hill. | Tweddle, from Cremorne on Sydney's north shore, was last heard from in the early hours of 16 July when he called a colleague for 17 minutes to say he was lost in bushland but could see a light on the hill. |
| He had caught a taxi to the resort after having dinner at a restaurant. CCTV footage at the resort captured him running out of the foyer about midnight with a jacket on. | He had caught a taxi to the resort after having dinner at a restaurant. CCTV footage at the resort captured him running out of the foyer about midnight with a jacket on. |
| The initial search party involved about 1000 people but it was changed to a recovery operation towards the end of July. | The initial search party involved about 1000 people but it was changed to a recovery operation towards the end of July. |
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