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Olympic star ‘devastated’ after physique present in river throughout seek for brother

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A physique has been discovered within the seek for Luis Piovesana (Image: BPM Media; PA)

Police trying to find lacking Luis Piovesana have sadly discovered a physique.

The seek for the lacking 26-year-old was launched after he went lacking within the early hours of Friday.

He had final been seen on CCTV at Eastgate Retail Park in Bristol at round 3am.

His sister Lubjana Piovesana, 28, who competed in judo for Staff GB, appealed for assist with the search as her brother had gone lacking with out his cellphone or any cash.

Greater than 100 law enforcement officials have been concerned within the search, with members of the family travelling from so far as Birmingham to assist.

Avon and Somerset Police have now confirmed a physique was discovered within the River Frome, within the Napier Highway space of Eastville, at about 6pm on Monday.

Undated Avon and Somerset Police handout image taken from CCTV of Luis Piovesana, who went missing in Bristol in the early hours of Friday morning. The 26-year-old brother of Olympic judo athelete Lubjana Piovesana, was last seen at around 3am on Friday at Eastgate retail park. Issue date: Monday March 3, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Piovesana . Photo credit should read: Avon and Somerset Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
His final identified actions have been caught on CCTV (Image: Avon and Somerset Police/PA Wire)

A power spokesperson stated: ‘Whereas formal identification has not but taken place, detectives have met with Luis’ household and up to date them.

‘Our ideas stay with them throughout this extremely troublesome time and so they proceed to be supported by specialist officers.’

Luis arrived at Eastgate Retail Park after getting a taxi there from a venue in Little Ann Road, a couple of 10-minute drive away.

Mounted officers and police drones have been additionally used to seek for him, whereas divers searched the River Frome close to the M32.

A major search effort is currently underway in Bristol today to locate a missing man who was last seen at a retail park in the city. Luis Piovesana, 26, was last seen just after 3am on Friday, February 28, at Eastgate Retail Park. Underwater search crews have been wading through the River Frome near the M32 with poles in an attempt to search the river bed. Volunteers have also met inside the Tesco caf? at the retail park to help in the search for Luis. Luis is the brother of judo Olympian Lubjana Piovesana who competed for Team GB before switching to the Austrian team. She previously issued a desperate public appeal for information on his whereabouts and said the next hours are "critical" in the search for her brother. Credit: Paul Gillis/BristolLive/BPM
There was main search operation all through the weekend (Image: BristolLive/BPM)

His household spent the weekend trying to find him, asking locals to test their gardens and sheds.

Sister Lubjana competed for Staff GB earlier than switching to the Austrian group.

Paying tribute to her brother on social media, she stated: ‘Hiya everybody, Luis has been discovered. We’re fully devastated however he has handed away.

‘I’m grateful for everybody’s help. And I’m so sorry this has occurred.

‘Luis was my little brother and liked by everybody. I want he may have seen the love from everybody.

‘He will probably be remembered by us all.’

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