Body found on Two Tree Island Leigh thought to be missing man (From Echo)
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Body found on Two Tree Island Leigh thought to be missing man
9:59am Monday 23rd July 2012 in News By Emma Thomas
POLICE say the body of a man found on Two Tree Island could be someone who jumped from the Dartford Crossing.
Officers first received a call on Saturday, July 14 at 9pm following concerns for the welfare of a man in his 30s from the South Woodham Ferrers area.
About 30 minutes later, officers were contacted by staff at the Dartford Crossing reporting an abandoned car on the bridge.
CCTV had captured a man jumping off the bridge.
Police are investigating whether the body found in Leigh yesterday afternoon is the same man.
Detectives are not in a position to confirm his identity for a number of days but they have notified the family.
The beauty spot was cordoned off at noon yesterday after the body was found in the water.
Thames Coastguard were called in and helped police remove the body.
Comments(14)
nicknows
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1:44pm Mon 23 Jul 12
The Yellow Peril wrote:Have some respect please!
Bloomin' long jump
If the body is the missing man at least his family can have some peace.
The Yellow Peril
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1:50pm Mon 23 Jul 12
PJR-121
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4:43pm Mon 23 Jul 12
The Yellow Peril wrote:It was inappropriate - but it did make me laugh!
Yes I realise my quip was inappropriate - apologies
The question has to be asked though, how did he get up on the Dartford crossing, unless drove and stopped a car up there...?
nicknows
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4:48pm Mon 23 Jul 12
'officers were contacted by staff at the Dartford Crossing reporting an abandoned car on the bridge.'
frank & monty
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4:48pm Mon 23 Jul 12
PJR-121 wrote:Potentially the car that was abandoned on the bridge, per the article.....
The Yellow Peril wrote: Yes I realise my quip was inappropriate - apologiesIt was inappropriate - but it did make me laugh! The question has to be asked though, how did he get up on the Dartford crossing, unless drove and stopped a car up there...?
The Yellow Peril
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10:28am Tue 24 Jul 12
"POLICE say the body of a man found on Two Tree Island could be someone who jumped from the Dartford Crossing"
Sorry everyone
PJR-121
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11:34am Tue 24 Jul 12
frank & monty wrote:Ah yes I see that now - I read the article when it was first put up, and it made no mention of an abandoned car. Afterward I just read the comments...
PJR-121 wrote:Potentially the car that was abandoned on the bridge, per the article.....The Yellow Peril wrote: Yes I realise my quip was inappropriate - apologiesIt was inappropriate - but it did make me laugh! The question has to be asked though, how did he get up on the Dartford crossing, unless drove and stopped a car up there...?
R85
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4:13pm Tue 24 Jul 12
The Yellow Peril wrote:Oh don’t worry about all that, some people are just so stiff! As long as you don’t mean it you should be able to say absolutely anything! Political correctness is one of the things that makes the modern world so boring! Be laid back, say what u want, don’t be offended by others, have a fun life! Way it should be!
It is of course the fault of the poor journalism which brought on my poorly judged humour: "POLICE say the body of a man found on Two Tree Island could be someone who jumped from the Dartford Crossing" Sorry everyone
The Yellow Peril
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5:10pm Tue 24 Jul 12
Son of stropmag
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7:38pm Tue 24 Jul 12
R85 wrote:I've just had Mincer (E-Types) on the phone having managed to extract his head from his anal passage and he agrees with you.
The Yellow Peril wrote:Oh don’t worry about all that, some people are just so stiff! As long as you don’t mean it you should be able to say absolutely anything! Political correctness is one of the things that makes the modern world so boring! Be laid back, say what u want, don’t be offended by others, have a fun life! Way it should be!
It is of course the fault of the poor journalism which brought on my poorly judged humour: "POLICE say the body of a man found on Two Tree Island could be someone who jumped from the Dartford Crossing" Sorry everyone
maureen
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8:46pm Wed 25 Jul 12
APR
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11:42am Thu 26 Jul 12
R85 wrote:Unfortunately it's something you get on virtually every Internet forum.
The Yellow Peril wrote:Oh don’t worry about all that, some people are just so stiff! As long as you don’t mean it you should be able to say absolutely anything! Political correctness is one of the things that makes the modern world so boring! Be laid back, say what u want, don’t be offended by others, have a fun life! Way it should be!
It is of course the fault of the poor journalism which brought on my poorly judged humour: "POLICE say the body of a man found on Two Tree Island could be someone who jumped from the Dartford Crossing" Sorry everyone
People who take it upon themselves to tell everyone else what they should, or shouldn't be thinking.
Taking the moral high ground, or trying to anyway.
meldrew84
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2:11pm Thu 26 Jul 12
And he only said what most of us were thinking!!
The Yellow Peril says...
11:15am Mon 23 Jul 12