00:00 Good evening, thank you for coming. Shortly after 3pm on the afternoon of
00:05 Monday the 20th of November, North Wales Police received reports of four missing
00:10 young males from the Shrewsbury area. It is believed that they had travelled to
00:14 Harlech on Saturday the 18th with plans to camp in the Ururi area on Sunday. A
00:20 large search was undertaken overnight and that continued into this morning.
00:25 Shortly after 10am this morning a member of the public contacted us reporting a
00:29 vehicle having left the road between Bedgelert and Llanfrothen. Police officers
00:35 attended and located a Ford Fiesta vehicle upside down partially submerged
00:40 in water. Tragically the bodies of four young males were recovered from within
00:46 the vehicle. The families of the missing men have been informed. Our thoughts are
00:52 with them at this desperate time. Whilst the search is concluded there is an
00:57 ongoing inquiry to formally identify those in the vehicle and to understand
01:02 what has led to this tragic incident. I'd like to take this opportunity to
01:07 publicly thank members of the emergency services, volunteers from the search
01:12 agencies and members of the public who supported us with this search. And finally
01:17 I would ask that the families are afforded privacy at this desperate time.
01:22 Thank you.
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