Brother says body fished out of Elbe is not Liam

Police description of man does not match that of Liam Colgan

The brother of Liam Colgan has reportedly said a body pulled from a river in Hamburg is not his sibling.

The 29-year-old former Perth College student was on his brother Eamonn’s stag weekend in Hamburg when he disappeared in the early hours of February 10.

Reports in the German media said a body has been pulled from the River Elbe, stating that both Liam and a sailor had gone missing in the city recently.

Eamonn Colgan, from Broughty Ferry, is reported to have said: “The police have contacted me and told me the body recovered from the river this morning is not Liam.

“I can’t obviously say who they think it is and they have no reason to tell me but the description does not match Liam. We are putting a plan together about what areas we need to target next.”

Police have launched a search, while Mr Colgan’s friends have set up a Facebook page and a Twitter account to appeal for information.

Meanwhile, a worker at a bakery outside Hamburg has spoken about an alleged sighting of Mr Colgan.

Bettina Diwinski said a colleague was “certain” Mr Colgan visited Dietz bakers in Buxtehude on Wednesday – four days after he vanished.

Ms Diwinski said: “We saw a photograph of the man in the newspapers and we realised he had been here.”

Her comments follow reports of other alleged sightings of Mr Colgan in Buxtehude, a town around 15 miles south of Hamburg.

Eamonn Colgan raised the alarm on February 10 when he woke up and discovered his brother was not in the room they were sharing.

He had not been seen since he left the Veermaster bar in the Reeperbahn district of Hamburg at about 1.30am.

Eamonn Colgan being interviewed about his brother Liam, right, who went missing in Hamburg on February 10.

Pictures: James Wylie/pa.