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Ben Plowright's (20) remains were found in a lake almost four months after he went missing
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Drowning
Published: Sep 08, 2015 @ 8:39 PM
Ben Plowright (20)
Date:
May 20, 2015
Cause of Death:
Drowning
Location:
Launceston, Tasmania
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Police have confirmed the body of a man found in the South Esk River at Perth in northern Tasmania last week is that of Ben Plowright.
Kayakers found his body on Friday September 4, in the South Esk River near the last place Mr Plowright was seen.
The 20-year-old was last seen in Perth in late May.
Extensive searches of the area, including a comprehensive search of Perth itself, failed to find any trace of him.
Police also conducted a series of searches using divers, kayaks and a helicopter.
Tasmania Police Acting Inspector Ruth Orr said it would help give the family closure.
"I can confirm that the post-mortem examination that was conducted in Hobart yesterday has confirmed that the body recovered from the South Esk River last week is that of Mr Ben Plowright," she said.
"I can confirm there are no suspicious circumstances in relation to the death of Mr Plowright."
Acting Inspector Orr said a report would now be prepared for the coroner.
"They'll make a determination from that down the track in relation to a finding about the cause and circumstances of Ben's death," she said.
"It's very pleasing and certainly for the family, these situations are never easy.
"It's quite an uncertain time for family members so to be able to bring closure to them by confirming that we have found Ben, that's a really good result particularly for the family."
The family have been notified of the results of the post-mortem.
Related Article(s):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-08/autopsy-confirms-ben-plowrights-body-recovered/6758202
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