{"id":51261,"date":"2026-05-28T23:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/51261\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T23:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:25:11","slug":"body-found-during-huge-search-for-missing-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/51261\/","title":{"rendered":"Body found during huge search for missing man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Faulkner&#8217;s family has been informed<\/p>\n<p>21:29, 28 May 2026Updated 21:40, 28 May 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A body has been found in the search for Stephen Faulkner\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_EGR_260526_StephenFaulkner.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A body has been found in the search for Stephen Faulkner\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A body has been found in the search for Stephen Faulkner(Image: South Wales Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A body has been found during a huge search for a missing <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/rhondda\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Rhondda<\/a> man, police have confirmed. 66-year-old Stephen Faulkner was last seen in the Tonypandy area last weekend. A major five-day search operation was launched by <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/south-wales-police\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">South Wales Police<\/a>, with specialist divers, drones, CSI dogs and helicopters all involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Divers were seen searching Glyncornel Lake on Wednesday, May 27, following reports of a possible sighting there. Mr Faulkner\u2019s devastated family had made repeated public appeals for information as officers and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/huge-crowd-people-search-man-34025182\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">volunteers worked tirelessly to trace his movements.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dozens of people have helped to look for Mr Faulkner over the last few days, with his family saying on Thursday they were overwhelmed by the &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; support they had received.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Faulkner&#8217;s family had also been urgently trying to retrace his final known movements using CCTV footage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police confirmed on Thursday evening that a body had been discovered during the search for Mr Faulkner. Formal identification is yet to take place, but his family has been informed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: &#8220;A body has been located in the search for Steven Faulkner, age 66, who has been missing since May 23 from his home in Tonypandy. Steven&#8217;s family has been informed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FhCH5HyTE7c59DPUcRMUXk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. 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