Bodies of 4 teenage boys who disappeared on a camping trip in Wales found in their overturned car
Superintendent Owain Llewelyn at North Wales Police St Asaph Dhq speaks to the media in St. Asaph, Wales, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, about the search for Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Henderson, and Hugo Morris. British police said Tuesday the bodies of the four teenage boys who had been missing since they left for a weekend camping trip have been found inside their overturned car near Tremadog in Gwynedd. The vehicle was found partially submerged in water and the deaths appeared to be the result of an accident. (Ian Cooper/PA via AP)
LONDON (AP) — The bodies of four teenage boys who had been missing since they left for a weekend camping trip have been found inside their overturned car, British police said Tuesday.
Police in Wales said the bodies of the boys, who were reportedly 16 to 18 years old, were recovered from the car that appeared to have left a highway near Tremadog in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. The vehicle was upside-down and partially submerged in water, police said.
A search was launched for Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Henderson and Hugo Morris after they failed to return home to Shropshire, England, from an overnight camping trip to the Snowdonia area.
“At present, this appears to have been a tragic accident, and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the four young men at this very difficult time,” said police superintendent Owain Llewellyn.
Mark Drakeford, the first minister of Wales, said the boys’ deaths were “devastating news.”