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Body of 'caring' soldier, 25, found in Menai Strait hours after he went missing

Stephen Hughes, 25, was found dead hours after going missing with no suspicious circumstances reported, police said his family is being supported during the investigation.

  • On Tuesday, August 12, Royal Welsh regiment soldier Stephen Hughes vanished from Bethel at around 8.30pm and was recovered from the Menai Strait shortly after 11.30pm.
  • Amid his disappearance, online groups including a veterans support site called for information after North Wales Police were alerted to his disappearance at around 8.30pm on Tuesday, August 12.
  • Recovering the body shortly after 11.30pm, searchers located him in the Menai Strait three hours after he was reported missing.
  • North Wales Police said there were no suspicious circumstances, and the coroner has been updated, with Chief Inspector Jon Aspinall expressing condolences.
  • Amid tributes, supporters called Hughes a `great lad` and a former colleague described him as one of the kindest, most genuine, and caring blokes I've met.
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Daily Post broke the news in Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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