Brit, 22, found dead at bottom of well with his dog near holiday resort in the Algarve
A MISSING British man has been found dead down a well on the Algarve beside his lifeless dog.
Harry Bradley, 22, disappeared from the village of Paderne near the holiday resort of Albufeira, Portugal, on March 16.
He is believed to have been living in the village and was last seen after going out for a walk with his dog Nim.
Police in Portugal confirmed they had found his body in the well in the town of Sao Bartolomeu de Messines, a 15-minute drive north at 8am.
Officers said his locked and parked Berlingo van had been discovered nearby on waste ground.
They had been searching the area with sniffer dogs after detecting a signal from his mobile phone.
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At the time of his disappearance, his desperate parents said “there is no trace where he could be or if something serious has happened to him”,
The cause of his death was not immediately clear although well-placed sources said there was no evidence pointing to a crime.
An autopsy will now take place although the results are not expected to be publicly released.
According to the Portugal Resident website Harry’s family have been living in the Algarve since 2017.
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He arriving here in 2018 after his A levels and was helping his father with building work and other general tasks.
Last year financial consultant Trevor Pelling died trying to save his two young daughters in Portugal.
The 45-year-old was pulled out of the ocean by surfer.
The tragedy happened at Calada Beach in Encarnacao about an hour’s drive north-west of Lisbon.
