THE body of 22-year-old Jack Ayers was recovered from a rhyne near Street last week, police have confirmed.

A member of the public called emergency services at about 1.45pm on Monday, March 3, to report they had found a man’s body in water close to Sharpham Drove.

Sadly, Jack has now been formally identified and a post-mortem examination carried out, with the preliminary cause of his death recorded as drowning. The examination found no sign of any physical injuries and the police are treating the death as ‘unexplained’.

“We have spoken with Jack’s family to understand his movements in the hours leading up to his death,” an Avon & Somerset Police spokesperson said.

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“His last known location was when he was walking at about 2.30am on Monday, March 3, along Sharpham Drove.”

Jack is described as about 6ft tall, with light brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing dark clothing when last seen.

Jack’s family said: “Nothing can put into words how we are all feeling right now. Jack was a much-loved son, grandson, brother, cousin, nephew and boyfriend.

“We know that nothing will bring Jack back, but we just want to try and understand the lead up to his passing.”

Jack’s body was discovered by a member of the public in Sharpham Drove, Street. Picture: Google

Detective Chief Inspector Clement Goodwin said: “Our thoughts are first and foremost with Jack’s devastated family.

“We want to do all we can to provide them with as many answers as possible about what happened to their son in the moments leading up to his death, and to do that we have been to nearby properties to seek any relevant CCTV footage.

“The lack of any physical injuries would suggest the circumstances of his death are most likely to be non-suspicious, but we are treating it as unexplained while further enquiries are carried out on behalf of the coroner.

“We would ask any motorists who were travelling in that area during the early hours of Monday 3 March to please check any dashcam footage and come forward if they have something that can assist our enquiries. Any information would be gratefully received as it may be able to help us provide Jack’s family with greater clarity around what happened.”

Anyone who can help should call 101 and give the call handler reference 5225055350.

Jack Ayers, sadly, was found dead in a rhyne in Street