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Swimmers' body identified (From Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News)
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Swimmers' body identified
4:11pm Thursday 2nd July 2009
THE body of a man recovered in the Severn Estuary on Tuesday has been confirmed as one of the two missing Weston swimmers.
David John Ellams, 34, was swept out to sea on June 23 after going for a swim in the resort.
His body was identified earlier on today.
It has not yet been confirmed whether a second body recovered by the Barry lifeboat is the other missing swimmer, Lee Tompkins.
Keep checking this website for more on this story.
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