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Date Published: 13/04/2022
ARCHIVED - Body of British pensioner found in rubbish tip in Almeria
The 82-year-old had been missing for nearly three weeks from the Andalucía municipality
The body of a British pensioner has been discovered at a rubbish tip in Almeria three weeks after he was initially reported missing.
82-year-old Denis Walker disappeared from La Parilla Hotel in Albox on March 25 and his daughter Joanne took to social media to appeal for news of his whereabouts. She explained that, although her father suffered from dementia, it was completely out of character for him to wander off on his own.
“My father Denis Walker has been missing from La Parilla Hotel in Albox for the past week,” Joanne posted on Facebook after her father had been reported missing.
“He suffers with dementia. He never wanders off and is usually quite happy to sit in the bar or outside watching the day go by.
“Please let me know if you have seen him. He is officially a missing person with the police.”
The family received a huge outpouring of support from the Almeria expat community, but sadly the National Police confirmed that the Brit’s body had been located at a rubbish dump near the town of Arboleas, around six miles from where he went missing.
Since the sad news was reported on Monday April 11, Joanne wrote:
“Thank you so much for your love and help trying to find my father. Unfortunately Denis was found today. RIP Dad.”
A spokesperson for the Guardia Civil in Almeria said: “I can confirm the body of a British man who had been reported missing last month was found in the municipality of Arboleas on Monday afternoon.
“The investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death is ongoing.”
Image: Joanne Walker
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