Concerns around police response to missing man later found dead in North Belfast

The friends and family of a North Belfast man who was found dead after being reported missing have raised concerns regarding the police response.

She said: "When I first called the police Adrian had been missing for two days already and we hoped that they would respond to our concerns immediately. "From Monday until Adrian's body was found in a river on Wednesday, we searched the area constantly with little to no help and it was only when I contacted a community search and rescue team myself that they were able to use a helicotper to help us try and find him.

They also claim that when the police were initially called about an appeal for Adrian they were told that one could not be made until a social media training officer was available and refused requests to make the appeal available on their East Belfast pages, as that is where Adrian would have spent most of his time.

"We still do not know how he died, other than drowning, and we feel there has been a huge lack of communication with officers and us regarding his death. We just feel so let down about it all and it is breaking our hearts thinking about how long he was outside for and how his dignity could have been preserved if the police did more when we first rang them."

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