Alleged ‘tragic accident’ Welsh police find bodies of missing teenagers
November 21, 2023, 7:16 pm Listen to the article
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Four friends went camping in north Wales last Saturday – and never came back. Investigators are looking for the boys, but there has been no trace of them for two days. Finally, the police discover four bodies in the missing people’s car.
Police have recovered four bodies from a car searching for four missing teenagers in north Wales. The car in which the youths were traveling was found off the road, police said. The car was on its roof and partially in the water. According to reports, it appears to have been a tragic accident. “It was an extensive search involving multiple agencies and volunteers and unfortunately this is not the outcome any of us would have wanted,” a North Wales Police spokesperson said. This concluded the search for Harvey O., Wilf H., Jecon H. and Hugo M., it was said.
The four boys were camping in Snowdonia National Park. According to investigators, they were last seen on Sunday morning in the coastal area around Harlech and Porthmadog in their silver Ford Fiesta. Since then there has been no trace of them.
They left to camp on Saturday and were expected to return on Sunday morning, the Guardian reports, citing those around the missing people. When they didn’t return home, they were reported missing. Police appealed to the public for information and used helicopters to search for the teenagers. Mountain rescue teams also searched parking spaces in the national park on Monday.
Officers finally confirmed the discovery of the Ford Fiesta in the Porthmadog area on Tuesday afternoon. The car was discovered following information from the public, the Guardian quoted a police spokesman as saying. According to its own information, the Wales Ambulance Service was recently called to an operation not far from the discovery site and sent rescue teams and ambulances. Police said they had set up a mobile operations center and closed the streets. Authorities and emergency services would also be on site to keep the families of the missing people informed.
“I’m very worried”
The parents of the missing boys, who, according to media reports, are not yet 20 years old, were very worried and now see this confirmed. Chrystal O., Harvey’s mother, told the BBC before the bodies were found that her son’s cell phone was last used on Sunday afternoon. It was unusual for her not to receive a message from him on WhatsApp. “We haven’t slept at all and are desperately trying to follow every lead we can find,” she said.
Snowdonia Park is the largest national park in Wales, with a total area of 1,324 square kilometers. There are several mountain ranges and lakes, as well as numerous hiking trails.