Found Deceased UK - Jack Morrad, 28, Colors nightclub, Basildon, Essex, 23 Dec 2018

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I thought he may have done what Corrie is suspected of doing falling asleep in a recycling bin at a shop or business and it has been emptied.

Thank you Greg! I didn't follow Corrie's case and wasn't aware that this is something people could or would do. You would have to be very drunk or desperately cold (or both) to think this a good idea? Was Jack very drunk? Did he have a phone on him?
 
Not sure if I can post link but another public search organised for 30th December
 
Lots of Searches today. I was in Basildon today, big meet up at Festival Leisure park and people then headed off to search local estates. Nothing further. The facebook page is getting a bit "find corrie" ish :-( . People just get so confused and the wrong end of sticks so easily then repeat false info.
 
Lots of Searches today. I was in Basildon today, big meet up at Festival Leisure park and people then headed off to search local estates. Nothing further. The facebook page is getting a bit "find corrie" ish :-( . People just get so confused and the wrong end of sticks so easily then repeat false info.

Ah, but have they started clogging up the posts wishing each other good morning and good night yet? The FindCorrie page is an excellent example of how social media can be both a blessing and a curse in missing person cases. I hope someone is taking the reins and moderating it sensibly.
 
I know the area well, I now live in Oz but grew up close by. Initial thoughts imo were he had fallen in the lake, but after such huge searches I’m now wondering if he met someone in the street/ area he was last seen on CCTV and something has happened there? He can’t be in the park or near Bas Vegas after all this searching. Yes the page is getting silly people repeat the same questions. His friends who are running it seem great. Very tolerant so far. Poor things. Hope he is found today
 
Essex police will be draining lake on the 2nd, not sure how to link to Facebook but they have posted CCTV of him on there.
Here you go:

Essex Police

Officers looking for a missing man in #Basildon are planning to drain a lake in Gloucester Park as the search continues.

Jack Morrad, 28, was last seen in Broadhurst Place at around 2.30am on Sunday, December 23.

We are releasing new CCTV footage of Jack, taken at a similar time on Blake Avenue, in an appeal for further information about his movements that morning.

Throughout the festive period, our officers and Jack’s family and friends have been carried out an extensive search, including of Gloucester Park and other waterways in the town.

Specialist search teams have carried out an extensive search of the park and all bodies of water within it at the weekend. Following the conclusion of those searches the main fishing lake will now be drained, which will begin on January 2, ready to be searched on January 4, 2019.

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Pitcher, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said: “After prolonged investigations over the past nine days, one of our main lines of enquiry remains that Jack’s movements led him to Gloucester Park.

“Officers from across the county, volunteers from Essex Search and Rescue, and specialist teams, have worked over Christmas and New Year to try and piece together what we believe are Jack’s last known movements.

“We will continue our search for Jack by draining the fishing lake. Night fisherman have stated they heard a man in the area of the lake at around 2am and, to further our enquiries, we need to do a thorough examination of the fishing lake.

“The draining will be led by the Environmental Agency, who will ensure that minimum disruption is caused to the nature in the lake and its surroundings.

“This is not a decision we have taken lightly and I cannot imagine the pain Jack’s family are feeling today. Their bravery and determination throughout this search has been commendable, and I hope that our ongoing enquiries will give them the answers they need.

“I would like to thank everyone in the local community for coming together to support our efforts during this difficult time. The public support in this case has been overwhelming. To everyone who has supported Jack’s family, made fliers, or taken part in searches around the town – thank you for your hard work, your hope and your dedication.

“Our investigation has identified a sighting of Jack in Blake Avenue around 2.30am. We are still keen to hear from anyone who lives or was driving in that area and has available CCTV or dashcam footage, which shows from 1am to 6am on December 23. Please also check your gardens and sheds for any signs that someone may have taken shelter there. I am also keen to hear from anyone who may have seen Jack in the town centre and may have information as to which direction he went. We would ask drivers in the town with dashcam to check your footage and get in touch with any believed sightings.”

“Anyone with information or footage can send it into us via a portal at Public Portal

“I hope the ongoing search can provide us all with much-needed answers over the coming week.”
 
I would have thought Jack would have floated to the surface by now if he had drowned in the lake as it has not been cold enough for it to freeze over. I suppose his remains could be caught on something.

I really feel for his loved ones they must be going through hell.
 
I would have thought Jack would have floated to the surface by now if he had drowned in the lake as it has not been cold enough for it to freeze over. I suppose his remains could be caught on something.

I really feel for his loved ones they must be going through hell.

How cold is it at the moment? Below certain temps they don't come up at all until the weather and water gets warmer again. I forgot the exact temperatures but it doesn't need to be freezing cold.
 
How cold is it at the moment? Below certain temps they don't come up at all until the weather and water gets warmer again. I forgot the exact temperatures but it doesn't need to be freezing cold.
It has been fairly mild for the time of year. Daytime temps around 12 deg c and overnight down to 3 or 4 deg c.
 
I just looked up Broadhurst Place on a map. It's a small estate of houses, but they look to have been built on top of a lake, is that right?!
Yes, I was shocked when I noticed that, that area was a lake and huge indoor swimming pool when I was growing up, they have built a housing estate on it.

This is what that area was last time I was there! Google Image Result for https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C2AKGF/gloucester-park-swimming-pool-basildon-essex-C2AKGF.jpg


Ah I see, they built a new pool at the other end of the park in 2011 as part of the Olympics funding, that’s ok then.

The support that has been shown in people looking for Jack has been amazing. I do however think the step to drain the lake indicates the police suspect the worse outcome
 
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