Body found in hunt for 77-year-old man who was reported missing five days ago
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 77-year-old man has been found dead near Wigan five days after he was first reported missing in Liverpool. Leslie Fielding, from Haydock, was last seen driving a silver Toyota RAV 4 towards East Lancashire Road, which links Liverpool to Salford, on Saturday evening (June 17) at around 7pm.
Merseyside Police said a body, which has now been confirmed to be of Leslie, was found in the Greater Manchester area this morning (June 22).
A car near to the Gerard Centre in Ashton-in-Makerfield was cordoned off as officers responded to reports of a body at around 10am this morning. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Enquiries to locate Leslie have been ongoing since Saturday, with his family urging for help in tracking him down, reports the ECHO.
At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a light blue/grey Adidas top, jogging bottoms and trainers. He was described as being 6ft tall, of a medium build, with short grey hair and with a Manchester accent.
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