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Tragedy as body found in search for man, 47, who went missing after going climbing

Dyfed-Powys Police said the man had gone rock climbing, either in the Carreg y Barcud area, near Trelerw, or Caer Bwdy Bay, outside St Davids

[A body has been found in search for missing Ben]

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A body has been found in search for missing Ben(Image: Dyfed-Powys Police)

A body has been found during a major search operation for a man who went missing in Wales after he went rock climbing.

Ben, whose last name has not been revealed by the police, last spoke to his family yesterday around midday. The 47-year-old was missing from St Davids in West Wales after going rock climbing.

A body has now been found in the coastal area of Caer Bwdy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed Powys Police said on Thursday night. The force said: "Formal identification has not yet taken place, and while the family have been informed of this development, we are not in a position to confirm the identity of the deceased at this time.

"They are being supported by specially trained officers. We ask that the familys privacy is respected while enquiries continue."

Previously, Dyfed-Powys Police said Ben had intended to go rock climbing, either in the Carreg y Barcud area, near Trelerw, or Caer Bwdy Bay, outside St Davids. The force explained that the man was carrying an orange bag and wearing black climbing shoes with an orange strap.

He was described as around 5ft11in tal, of athletic build and short brown and greying hair and brown eyes. Specialist officers, drones, a helicopter, a marine unit, HM Coastguard and the RNLI are all understood to have been deployed for the search.

SARS Cymru stated that the search started off the coast at St Davids as of 5am, with an HM Coastguard plane from Humberside and numerous RNLI boats in attendance.

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