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Robert Harries

Body of missing man pulled from water in Milford Haven marina

The body of an elderly man who had been reported missing has been found face down in the water at a marina in west Wales.

Dyfed-Powys Police were called to Milford Haven Marina in Pembrokeshire on Monday morning after receiving a report that a man in his 70s had gone missing from the local area.

Officers attended the scene along with other emergency service crews including the Coastguard and the Welsh Ambulance Service.

They were able to pull the man from the water but later confirmed that he had died.

A spokesman for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We were called to a missing person who was in the Milford Haven Marina area this morning at around 9.30am.

“Police attended and were notified the man, who was in his 70s, was face down in the water. Two officers entered the water to help pull the man to safety, however, he was pronounced dead at the scene.”

The man’s identity has not been revealed but his next of kin has been informed.

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