The dying of former Rugby League participant Bryn Hargreaves, who went lacking in America over a yr in the past, has been confirmed by his household and the membership Wigan Warriors.
Mr Hargreaves was reported lacking by his employer in January 2022 after he didn’t arrive for work and a significant search by police and tracker canine started in West Virginia.
His mom Maria and youthful brother David, 34, went to America to assist in the seek for him however nothing was discovered.
In June the household launched a Gofundme web page to assist pay for a personal investigator however there was no hint of Mr Hargreaves.
In a Facebook put up on Sunday, Mr Hargreaves’ older brother Gareth wrote: “RIP Bryn Hargreaves. With incredible sadness I can confirm after 14 months we have finally found Bryn.
“We nonetheless have no idea the reason for dying or what really occurred on 3/1/22. Thanks to all those who have helped within the search. We would recognize a bit of area and can maintain you up to date when we have now any additional data.”
And Mr Hargreaves’s former membership tweeted: “Wigan Warriors are saddened to learn of the passing of former player, Bryn Hargreaves. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.”
The former athlete, who additionally performed in Super League for St Helens and Bradford earlier than shifting to the US to work within the oil and gasoline trade 10 years in the past, vanished with no hint from his condominium on 3 January 2022.
Speaking to the PA company in June 2022, Gareth Hargreaves mentioned: “Bryn had mental health issues and was in severe pain with his back from a car accident in December.
“He’d additionally been away from his household at Christmas.
“The most likely scenarios were that he decided to harm himself or had decided to disappear for a bit and come back.
“But 5 months on, these two potentialities look much less possible as a result of you have to suppose a physique would flip up.”
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He added: “We had his checking account investigated by the police which confirmed there is no withdrawals and his pockets and his ID and passport are all nonetheless in his condominium so he had no technique of entry to his money and no ID to journey.
“So you start to think of the other possibility, that he didn’t plan to go missing and that someone has had some input, through abduction or something along those lines.
“You begin to think about all of the bizarre issues on the time which begin to add up. When the police went round to his condominium, the door was closed however unlocked and the bathe was nonetheless on.
“And on the night of his disappearance he had ordered a couple of bottles of gin from a mail order firm to be delivered in the next day or two.”
It will not be but recognized how Mr Hargreaves died or the place his physique was discovered.
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