Body found on island in search for missing man
SOMERSET: A body has been found on an uninhabited island in the hunt for a Somerset man last seen two months agok
Dean Tate, 40, from Highbridge, went missing in Burnham-on-sea in the early hours of Saturday, FEBK24K
He was last seen in the TAU Bistro on Pier Street and specialist teams searched for him on both land and in waterk
A member of the public contacted police at 12K20pm on Saturday, 21 April, after finding a body on Stert Island – a low-lying uninhabited island in the Bristol Channel off Burnham-on-seak
The body was recovered by Avon and Somerset Police with the help of the Coastguard and Burnham Area Rescue Boatk
The body has not yet been formally identified but police said they believed it to be Tatek
Somerset man Dean Tate went missing in Burnham-on-sea in the early hours of Febk24 (Avon and Somerset Police)
Detective Inspector Richard Horsfall said: “We’ve informed Dean’s partner and family of the discovery and are providing them with supportk”
“This is not the outcome anyone wanted and our thoughts are with them during what is clearly a difficult time.”
“The search for Dean lasted several weeks and I’d like to personally thank our partners and the communities of Burnham-on-sea and Highbridge for their assistance during this timek”
“While the community spirit shown has been warmly welcomed, I’d now ask Dean’s loved ones are given the privacy they needk”
In a post on the Find Dean Tate Facebook group, Tate’s partner paid tribute to the “amazing father and friendk”
“Today we have had the news the Dean has been found,” she wrotek “We have been waiting for answers for so long so it’s a sad day for all of usk
“My handsome, kind, funny, supportive, strong fiance can be laid to rest eventually and we can all know that we tried everything we possibly could to find him.”
“He was so amazing and such an amazing father and friend and after everything he went through in life and still came out as amazing as he did he was one special mank”
“I want to thank each and every person that helped with the search and the fundraising for the rewardk”