Found Deceased UK - Olisa Odukwe, 20, Bristol, 1 May 2021

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Police divers searching for a missing Bristol University student who vanished on Saturday have found a body in the city's harbour.

The heartbreaking news of his death was shared publicly online as his devastated girlfriend paid tribute to him just after midnight this morning.

Daisy Barrows wrote simply in a poignant message: 'Rest in peace my love.'

The sad news came after friends and teammates from his University of Bristol Association Football club had searched nearby Leigh Woods.

Avon and Somerset Police said: 'Yesterday afternoon, police divers located and recovered the body of a man in Bristol Harbour, near Narrow Quay.

'While formal identification has not yet been carried out, we have updated the family of missing 20-year-old Bristol student Olisa Odukwe. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious.'

Missing Bristol University student, 20, is found dead | Daily Mail Online

 

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Tributes are being paid to Mr Odukwe, a man who was “universally loved” and “a kind, gentle and funny character who brought a smile to the face of whoever he was with.”

An Instragram post from the University of Bristol Association Men’s Football Club (UBAFC) said: “Thank you all for your phenomenal support across the last few days. Please keep Olisa’s family and friends in your thoughts at this difficult time. Rest In Peace Olisa.”


Body found in the search for missing Bristol University student Olisa Odukwe

 

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The body of a missing university student found in a harbour has been formally identified, police have confirmed.

Police divers recovered the body of Olisa Odukwe, 20, from Bristol Harbour near Narrow Quay last Tuesday.

The Bristol University student was last seen leaving his home in the Redland area on the morning of Saturday 1 May.

Olisa Odukwe: Body pulled from harbour formally identified

 

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Police have today confirmed a body found in Bristol Harbour is that of a missing former Kent school pupil.

Olisa Odukwe, who went to Bennett Memorial Diocesan School in Tunbridge Wells, was reported missing from his home in the Redland area of Bristol, where he was at university, earlier this month.

Body found in harbour is missing student

 

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Thousands of pounds have been raised for a memorial for a Bristol student whose body was recovered from Bristol harbour last week.

The 20-year-old Olisa Odukwe had been missing for some days before his body was found last Tuesday (May 6).

Now a GoFundMe page, made by one of Olisa's close friends, has exceeded its target, having raised more than £5,000 in one day.

The money raised is going towards a memorial bench and tree where Olisa 'spent a lot of time with friends,' with any extra funds being donated to mental health charity Mind UK.

Lucy Weatherly, who made the GoFundMe page, told BristolLive: “We wanted to get an inscribed bench and magnolia tree planted in the park where me and a lot of friends spent time with Olisa.

Thousands raised for Olisa Odukwe memorial as tributes flood in