Tragic End to Fleet Runner Mark Baldwin’s Disappearance
Police have found the body believed to be missing Fleet runner Mark Baldwin. Specialist teams spent a second day scouring the Basingstoke Canal at Reading Road, Fleet, in a desperate search.
Underwater Search Yields Grim Find
Diving squads in dry suits combed through the murky canal waters with poles, carrying out a painstaking finger search. The somber discovery confirms fears after Mark vanished during a Sunday morning run.
Mark Baldwin: Out for a Run, Never Returned
Mark, 45, left his Kenilworth Road home at around 10.30am on May 14 for what should have been a routine jog. He never came back.
Family Informed, Investigation Ongoing
Police have confirmed the recovery of a body linked to the missing man’s case. Mark’s heartbroken family has been informed and is receiving support from specialist officers.
Formal identification is underway, but authorities say the death is not being treated as suspicious. The family’s privacy is being respected at this difficult time.