Huw Edwards ‘heartbroken’ after body is found in hunt for BBC colleague Aled Glynne Davies

AIed Glynne Davies went lacking on New Yr’s Eve (Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)

South Wales Police have confirmed a physique has been discovered within the search of lacking journalist Aled Glynne Davies after Huw Edwards issued an attraction.

The BBC Information at Ten presenter, 61, had requested his social media followers to verify their CCTV from doorbells and safety cameras on Wednesday after Davies disappeared.

The previous editor of Radio Cymru, 65, was final seen on New Yr’s Eve within the Pontcanna space of Cardiff at 10.30pm earlier than he went lacking.

Household and family members, together with his Gruffudd Glyn, who shared the main points of a search happening on January 2, have been concerned within the efforts to search out the broadcaster.

On Wednesday, the native police power stated on Twitter that they'd ‘found a physique’ within the space Davies went lacking.

They added: ‘Though he has not been formally recognized but, we expect it's Aled and his household has been knowledgeable.’

Please verify CCTV from doorbells and safety cameras in Cardiff diolch yn fawr 🙏🏻 @BBCCymruFyw@BBCCymruWales@NewyddionS4Cpic.twitter.com/pWpV7szJ9d

— ℍ𝕦𝕨 𝔼𝕕𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕤 (@thehuwedwards) January 3, 2023

Heartbreaking information. Aled was a journalist and broadcaster of uncommon capacity. He was additionally a form and beneficiant man. Deepest sympathy to Afryl and the household. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
BBC Cymru Fyw – Dod o hyd i gorff Aled Glynne Davies ym Mae Caerdyddhttps://t.co/c1yscosPiQ

— ℍ𝕦𝕨 𝔼𝕕𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕤 (@thehuwedwards) January 4, 2023

Edwards stated he was ‘heartbroken’ by the information (Image: BBC PICTURE ARCHIVES)

Following the replace, Edwards stated on Twitter: ‘Heartbreaking information. Aled was a journalist and broadcaster of uncommon capacity. He was additionally a form and beneficiant man. Deepest sympathy to Afryl and the household.’

Glyn additionally wrote on Twitter to ‘thanks a lot for all of your efforts’, including: Thanks a lot for all of your efforts. We're heartbroken to announce that Dad was found within the river this morning.

‘Now it’s time for us all to chill out. Allow us to all have fun Dad’s life x Afryl, Gwenllian and Gruff (and the remainder of our household).’

Davies labored at Radio Cymru for greater than a decade (Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)

#DIWEDDARIAD | Mae swyddogion oedd yn edrych am Aled Glynne a ddiflannodd ar nos Galan ym Mhontcanna, Caerdydd, wedi darganfod corff ym Mae Caerdydd.

Er nad yw wedi ei adnabod yn ffurfiol eto, rydym yn meddwl mai Aled yw ac mae ei deulu wedi cael gwybod. pic.twitter.com/bTugnKZ1z8

— Heddlu De Cymru (@HeddluDeCymru) January 4, 2023

Davies labored at Radio Cymru for greater than a decade between 1995 and 2006 and was a senior producer on the BBC’s TV Information service on S4C.

Alongside along with his spouse Afryl Davies, he based manufacturing firm Goriad Cyfyngedig in 2007, which creates tv and radio programmes.

Among the many TV exhibits the agency produced have been docuseries Cymry’r Cant, which adopted eight folks over the age of 100, and documentary Siarad Plant, which noticed Welsh youngsters give their verdict on the world.

Davies was additionally an skilled radio and TV juror, judging programmes for Bafta Cymru,  the Wales Media Awards and the Celtic Media Pageant.