{"id":119457,"date":"2023-09-16T21:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T21:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=119457"},"modified":"2023-09-16T21:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T21:19:46","slug":"body-found-in-ukraine-search-for-missing-brit-ex-paratrooper-and-aid-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/body-found-in-ukraine-search-for-missing-brit-ex-paratrooper-and-aid-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"Body found in Ukraine search for missing Brit ex-paratrooper and aid worker"},"content":{"rendered":"
A body has been found in the hunt for a missing British ex-paratrooper in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Daniel Burke, from Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, travelled to the war-torn country to provide aid and was working in the Zaporizhzhia region when he vanished last month, reports Manchester Evening News.<\/p>\n
Police searching for the 36-year-old have now sadly confirmed they have found a body.<\/p>\n
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A statement from Greater Manchester Police said: "Officers searching for missing Daniel Burke have been informed by Ukrainian authorities that they have sadly found a body.<\/p>\n
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"Daniel, from south Manchester, was reported missing on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 by family who had not heard from him believing that he had travelled to Ukraine.<\/p>\n
"Greater Manchester Police are working with the family of the deceased and the Ukrainian authorities to support the identification of Daniel and bring him back to the United Kingdom."<\/p>\n
British police also confirmed Ukrainian authorities had been informed of the find.<\/p>\n
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Last week, as the one-month anniversary of Burke's disappearance approached, his heartbroken mum Diane spoke to Manchester Evening News about the "nightmare" his family were going through.<\/p>\n
"It\u2019s been an absolute nightmare," she said.<\/p>\n
"I don\u2019t want it to be just brushed under the carpet. Nobody can just disappear into thin air. There has to be someone, somewhere, who knows something."<\/p>\n
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Burke previously served in Syria and Afghanistan and had plans to travel elsewhere, supported by his employer as a result of his excellent work in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, GMP\u2019s Lead for Disaster Victim Identification, said formal identification had not yet taken place \u2013 but added it was nevertheless a "difficult" time for Burke's loved ones.<\/p>\n
"This is an upsetting time for Daniel\u2019s family, we have Family Liaison Officers in contact with the family and offering support," he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy team and I are working with the Ukrainian authorities to make formal identification with a view to repatriating Daniel following that process.<\/p>\n
"Daniel\u2019s family have asked for privacy at this difficult time."<\/p>\n
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