Police have confirmed that a man who vanished after he flew out to Africa in March for a holiday died whilst abroad. Last month, Dyfed Powys Police had appealed for information about the whereabouts of Michael Costain, from Powys.
He had travelled to Gambia on March 8 but did not return to Wales as planned. The 69-year-old, from Rhayader, had been due to return to the UK on March 20, but was not on the flight he was supposed to come home on.
Dyfed-Powys Police had said it was believed that he had stayed in the Busumbala area of Western Gambia for two days before leaving with the intention to travel to Abene Village in Cassamance in the Southern part of Senegal. But on Friday (May 19), police confirmed the sad news that Michael had died, and that there were no suspicious circumstances. You can get more story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
A statement said: "Sadly, we can confirm that Michael, who was reported as missing from the Rhayader area of Powys, had passed away. Michael had travelled to The Gambia on the 8th March and had not returned to the UK as planned. Following enquiries made we have now received confirmation that he passed away while on holiday. The death is not being treated as suspicious."
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