Human remains found in south Gloucestershire identified as missing man
Avon and Somerset Police say they're not treating the death of David Wilson as suspicious
Human remains found in a field in south Gloucestershire have been identified as a missing man.
David Wilson was discovered in the Emersons Green area - on the outskirts of Bristol - last week.
The 63 year old's death is being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious.
Avon and Somerset Police statement
Officers have identified human remains found in a field in South Gloucestershire earlier this month as those of a man reported missing in late September.
Police investigations at the time established that David Wilson, 63, of Downend, had not been seen since mid-May this year.
Officers shared two appeals for information about his whereabouts, but unfortunately no one came forward with any confirmed sightings.
Sadly, a forensic examination of the remains found in Emersons Green on Tuesday 5 November have now confirmed the identification.
David's next of kin have been updated and we're thinking of them.
Officers have found no evidence of suspicious circumstances and continue to treat the death as unexplained, since a forensic post-mortem examination proved inconclusive.
If you saw David at any time between May and November, or have any information which could help to establish what happened, please call 101 and give the reference 5224291560.
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