Overview
- A body was found on December 25 in woodland off Lees Lane, Dalton, which police believe to be 19-year-old first-year Tom Dingle, with formal identification pending.
- Tom was last seen in the early hours of December 13 on Mill Lane in his home village of Appley Bridge near Wigan.
- Lancashire Constabulary informed the family following the discovery, and the investigation continues through identification and notification processes.
- Bowland College and Lancaster University expressed condolences and described the loss as tremendous for friends and staff who knew him.
- Tom’s mother said during the search that he had his future planned but was in a vulnerable state of mind following a recent bereavement.