Death of unidentified man found in wetsuit at Powys reservoir 'not currently thought to be suspicious'
The death of an unidentified man found in a wetsuit at a Powys reservoir is "not currently thought to be suspicious", an inquest has been told.
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Assistant coroner for South Wales Central Rachel Knight called for help in identifying the remains of the man, who was found at Claerwen Reservoir in Powys last October.
The inquest in Pontypridd heard how the body was found just before 8.30am on October 18.
The court heard Dyfed-Powys Police is continuing to investigate the death and is seeking information from the public in order to identify the body.
A post-mortem examination was carried out by Dr Stephen Leadbeatter at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, but could not find a cause of death.
A cause of death "pending further investigation" was recorded.
Ms Knight said it was necessary to open an inquest into the death of the unidentified male, although no next of kin or family has yet been identified.
She added "we wish to identify this male and if anyone has any information, please come forward".
Investigators suspect the body might have been in the vast Claerwen Reservoir for up to 12 weeks - potentially as far back as July and in the height of summer.
All police know is that he is a white man, aged between 30 and 60, and was wearing a Zone 3 Agile wetsuit.
As the £200 wetsuit was extra large in size, officers expect the man was between 6ft and 6ft 5in (1.83 to 1.96m) tall and weighed between 14 and 15 stone (89 to 95kg) with a 44 to 48in chest.
The inquest was adjourned until a date to be decided.
