Police are investigating after the body of a boxer, who went missing on March 3, was found in a river less than 12 hours later.
On Thursday, March 13, authorities in Somerset, England appealed for more information into the “unexplained death” of 22-year-old Jack Ayres.
“The body of a 22-year-old man was recovered from a rhyne near Street last week,” a release from Avon and Somerset Police stated. “A member of the public called police at about 1.45 p.m. on Monday 3 March to report they had found a man’s body in water close to Sharpham Drove.”
“The man has been formally identified as Jack Ayres,” the release added. “A post-mortem examination has been carried out and the preliminary cause of Jack’s death has been recorded as drowning.”
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An examination found no physical signs of injuries and Ayres was last seen walking along Sharpham Drove at around 2.30 a.m. on Monday, March 2.
Police say Ayres — who is 6ft tall with light brown hair and blue eyes — was wearing dark clothing at the time.
“Nothing can put into words how we are all feeling right now. Jack was a much-loved son, grandson, brother, cousin, nephew and boyfriend,” Ayres’ family said in a statement. “We know that nothing will bring Jack back, but we just want to try and understand the lead up to his passing.”
Detective Chief Inspector Clement Goodwin also expressed his condolences to Ayres’ family.
“Our thoughts are first and foremost with Jack’s devastated family,” Goodwin said. “We want to do all we can to provide them with as many answers as possible about what happened to their son in the moments leading up to his death, and to do that we have been to nearby properties to seek any relevant CCTV footage.”
The detective added, “The lack of any physical injuries would suggest the circumstances of his death are most likely to be non-suspicious, but we are treating it as unexplained while further enquiries are carried out on behalf of the coroner.”
“We would ask any motorists who were traveling in that area during the early hours of Monday, 3 March to please check any dashcam footage and come forward if they have something that can assist our enquiries,” Goodwin continued.
“Any information would be gratefully received as it may be able to help us provide Jack’s family with greater clarity around what happened.”
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