Hamburg river body is not body of missing Liam Colgan, says brother

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

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

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

Eamonn Colgan told a national newspaper: “The 0 Liam Colgan: missing since brother’s stag weekend 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.

“Until we hear anything otherwise we can’t give up the search and we have to remain optimistic.”

A statement released through the Lucie Blackman Trust on behalf of Mr Colgan’s family said: “We are aware of rumours circulating about discovery of a body in Hamburg. There is nothing to suggest this has any connection to Liam Colgan.”

Liam Colgan has not been seen since he left a bar in Hamburg at about 1.30 in the morning on 10 February.