Found Deceased UK - Adrian Lynch, 20, St Lawrence, Jersey, 5 Dec 2015

[Zoomy]

I was thinking that maybe it could have slipped out of the belt loops if his trousers were hanging down a bit but I know this is unlikely. Also found in someone's garden, so a possibly thrown in there by someone unless he ventured in for more privacy.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I wonder how they know so certainly that it was his belt. I suppose it could have been a present from someone, but I couldn't even 100% ID my husbands belts, even though I have bought at least one of them. Maybe they DNA'd it?

 

[Zoomy]

The mobile and wallet were found very close to where he got out of the taxi so presumed by police to have been dropped then. The belt I think was found a little further away.

 

[Zoomy]

Meant this as a reply to dyannaON

 

[Portabella]

Not necessarily, When putting on a tourniquet you place it above the bleed, if he pulled it off his loops to try and quell bleeding in his leg for example, he may have passed out before it ever got used. The blood would be in the ground close to the belt...IMHO

 

[jessie]

http://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2015/12/21/search-for-missing-man-scaled-down/

Now the force say they remain ‘committed’ to finding the electrician but they are scaling down search efforts so they can ‘concentrate on the investigative element of the inquiry’.

In a statement the States police said: ‘Whilst search efforts have been going on for the past 16 days for missing Adrian, a team of detectives have been working behind the scenes following up more than 100 other lines of inquiry.

 

[jessie]

There is also this:

http://www.itv.com/news/channel/2015-12-21/search-efforts-for-adrian-lynch-scaled-back/

Jersey Police are scaling back the search for Adrian Lynch, but say they are still committed to finding him.

Search efforts have been ongoing for the past 16 days, but a statement says Adrian is likely to be 'curled up in a ball potentially with his suit jacket pulled over his head'.

Further searching will take place where there is information or evidence to support it.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

This is sad, but understandable.

Where the hell is he???

 

[YidArmyRach]

http://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2015/12/21/search-for-missing-man-scaled-down/

Now the force say they remain ‘committed’ to finding the electrician but they are scaling down search efforts so they can ‘concentrate on the investigative element of the inquiry’.

In a statement the States police said: ‘Whilst search efforts have been going on for the past 16 days for missing Adrian, a team of detectives have been working behind the scenes following up more than 100 other lines of inquiry.

There is also this:

http://www.itv.com/news/channel/2015-12-21/search-efforts-for-adrian-lynch-scaled-back/

Jersey Police are scaling back the search for Adrian Lynch, but say they are still committed to finding him.

Search efforts have been ongoing for the past 16 days, but a statement says Adrian is likely to be 'curled up in a ball potentially with his suit jacket pulled over his head'.

Further searching will take place where there is information or evidence to support it.

I'm confused. If they believe he is somewhere curled up with his jacket over his head (deceased due to hypothermia presumably) then what are the 'investigative elements of the inquiry'?

If they have other elements to investigate, then doesn't that potentially rule out that he died on his own, with nobody else involved? And if they think there are other elements to investigate, surely finding him is vital, before any potential evidence may be destroyed.

Also, the previous descriptions of him said he was wearing a white shirt - I can't recall any mention of him still having the jacket with him. I guess that is just because they haven't found it yet?

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I'm confused. If they believe his is somewhere curled up with his jacket over his head (deceased due to hypothermia presumably) then what are the 'investigative elements of the inquiry'?

If they have other elements to investigate, then doesn't that potentially rule out that he died on his own, with nobody else involved? And if they think there are other elements to investigate, surely finding him is vital, before any potential evidence may be destroyed.

Basically, I think they haven't got a flippin clue what happened to Adrian. That's not a criticism - only time will tell whether the searches have been thorough enough.

I'd still like to know whether the driver whose name was put forward has ever been questioned. And also the car full of lads. Another press update please, Bergerac & Co...

 

[YidArmyRach]

Basically, I think they haven't got a flippin clue what happened to Adrian. That's not a criticism - only time will tell whether the searches have been thorough enough.

I'd still like to know whether the driver whose name was put forward has ever been questioned. And also the car full of lads. Another press update please, Bergerac & Co...

I agree, I don't think they have a clue either. He stayed within a fairly small area for the 2 hours between the taxi drop off and the last sighting, so I find it hard to believe that dogs haven't located him yet - after 2 weeks there must be a significant scent for them to pick up.

The thing I find most concerning is that 1) he walked into a property, and 2) he was seen apparently scraping/knocking at door(s) or trying to get into another property. I hope all nearby properties have been searched to see if he made it into one and something happened there (either an accident within an empty house or someone thinking he was an intruder and doing something in a moment of panic).

It does seem hard to believe he could be walking around for 2 hours with multiple witnesses seeing him, then suddenly nothing. There were lots of people either around or awake at that time if all the witness sightings are accurate, so its strange that suddenly he is either no longer around, or the witnesses suddenly stop being observant.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I agree, I don't think they have a clue either. He stayed within a fairly small area for the 2 hours between the taxi drop off and the last sighting, so I find it hard to believe that dogs haven't located him yet - after 2 weeks there must be a significant scent for them to pick up.

The thing I find most concerning is that 1) he walked into a property, and 2) he was seen apparently scraping/knocking at door(s) or trying to get into another property. I hope all nearby properties have been searched to see if he made it into one and something happened there (either an accident within an empty house or someone thinking he was an intruder and doing something in a moment of panic).

It does seem hard to believe he could be walking around for 2 hours with multiple witnesses seeing him, then suddenly nothing. There were lots of people either around or awake at that time if all the witness sightings are accurate, so its strange that suddenly he is either no longer around, or the witnesses suddenly stop being observant.

He has to be "in" something - a building, a lake, a ditch, a hedge, countless other hidden spots. I'm sure if his body was out in the elements he'd have been found by now.

And so either he was cold and confused, and curled up somewhere for a nap, he'll eventually be found, the coroner will say it's inconclusive (likely hypothermia) and that will be the end of that. I also find my mind turning to the sea having initially ruled it out. Could he have walked and walked and ended up falling/jumping off a cliff or something? Either of those scenarios could mean that literally nobody knows what happened, except Adrian.

Alternatively, someone on that island knows what happened to him. I still think drunken hit and run is a possibility (minus the run, obvs), or an altercation with a homeowner. Perhaps the police need to be asking a very public question about whether anyone has acted strangely these last few weeks, maybe someone who was out that night and could have been in the area. Maybe someone who has replaced a car boot liner or carpet, or someone who has been cleaning something more than normal. Have they asked garage owners and mechanics about any vehicle repairs? Has someone stopped drinking suddenly, or changed their behaviour in any way? Or put the house up for sale or gone on holiday?

Unfortunately, without a body we might never find out as there are too many possibilities. Once he is found things should become a lot clearer.

 

[YidArmyRach]

He has to be "in" something - a building, a lake, a ditch, a hedge, countless other hidden spots. I'm sure if his body was out in the elements he'd have been found by now.

And so either he was cold and confused, and curled up somewhere for a nap, he'll eventually be found, the coroner will say it's inconclusive (likely hypothermia) and that will be the end of that. I also find my mind turning to the sea having initially ruled it out. Could he have walked and walked and ended up falling/jumping off a cliff or something? Either of those scenarios could mean that literally nobody knows what happened, except Adrian.

Alternatively, someone on that island knows what happened to him. I still think drunken hit and run is a possibility (minus the run, obvs), or an altercation with a homeowner. Perhaps the police need to be asking a very public question about whether anyone has acted strangely these last few weeks, maybe someone who was out that night and could have been in the area. Maybe someone who has replaced a car boot liner or carpet, or someone who has been cleaning something more than normal. Have they asked garage owners and mechanics about any vehicle repairs? Has someone stopped drinking suddenly, or changed their behaviour in any way? Or put the house up for sale or gone on holiday?

Unfortunately, without a body we might never find out as there are too many possibilities. Once he is found things should become a lot clearer.

Yes, definitely. Seems odd that one minute the police are asking if anyone knows about missing trailers ect, and the next minute they are saying they expect Adrian to be lying somewhere, curled up, with his jacket over his head - as if he had placed himself there.

 

[jessie]

Yes, definitely. Seems odd that one minute the police are asking if anyone knows about missing trailers ect, and the next minute they are saying they expect Adrian to be lying somewhere, curled up, with his jacket over his head - as if he had placed himself there.

I just think if he was "curled up with his jacket over his head" they would have found him by now - how thoroughly have they been searching?
I don't know what to think, and resisting what I would like to say.
I only hope those wonderful Spaniels give them some lead.

 

[Blamhappy]

I suppose the police are saying that they still think that the most likely scenario is that he curled up somewhere and died, but that they are looking into all sorts of lines of enquiry.

I'm assuming that they've searched everywhere they can think of and are now awaiting more information from witnesses to throw up new areas to search.

 

[Blamhappy]

I keep thinking of Joanna Yeates. It took quite a while to find her, and it ended up being a passerby who spotted her body. She wasn't especially well hidden either.

Maybe we're being overly optimistic about how easy it is to find a body?

 

[Blamhappy]

I just think if he was "curled up with his jacket over his head" they would have found him by now - how thoroughly have they been searching?
I don't know what to think, and resisting what I would like to say.
I only hope those wonderful Spaniels give them some lead.

Haven't the dogs already gone? The dogs that smell the cadaver scent were there for a few days. I'm going by a vague post on Twitter, so I might be wrong.

 

[Magneto]

This is starting to go down the root I feared it would with still no answers as yet to his disappearance

 

[YidArmyRach]

I keep thinking of Joanna Yeates. It took quite a while to find her, and it ended up being a passerby who spotted her body. She wasn't especially well hidden either.

Maybe we're being overly optimistic about how easy it is to find a body?

But it was snowing when she went missing. I think she was found once it started to flaw. If I remember correctly, she was left at the side of the road whilst it was snowing, so got covered up very quickly. There hasn't been any snow in Jersey and I'd imagine it will be even milder over there than it has been in the UK the last 2 weeks.

 

[skibaboo]

6 months it took for them to find my friends body. And he was found less than 2 miles from where he went missing from. LE searched all around the area but I've often wondered how thoroughly did they really search. Police on foot, dogs and helicopters didn't find him, 6 months later a member of the public did.

Adrian sadly reminds me of him.