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| The death is being investigated of a 23-year-old charity volunteer whose body was found partially hidden under a mound of stones in northern India. | The death is being investigated of a 23-year-old charity volunteer whose body was found partially hidden under a mound of stones in northern India. |
| Michael Blakey, originally from Burnley, but who lived in Swansea, was found in the Dharamsala region three days after he was last seen by friends. | |
| There is confusion over whether the Swansea University graduate may have been murdered. | There is confusion over whether the Swansea University graduate may have been murdered. |
| The Foreign Office said the Indian authorities were investigating. | The Foreign Office said the Indian authorities were investigating. |
| A wonderful young man who was prepared to devote his life to the service of others Anna Owen, Tong-Len Charitable Trust Mr Blakey had been in India for five months working with the Tong-Len Charitable Trust. | A wonderful young man who was prepared to devote his life to the service of others Anna Owen, Tong-Len Charitable Trust Mr Blakey had been in India for five months working with the Tong-Len Charitable Trust. |
| Mr Blakey graduated with a first class degree in development studies from Swansea University and had been due to fly back to the city for Christmas. | Mr Blakey graduated with a first class degree in development studies from Swansea University and had been due to fly back to the city for Christmas. |
| Anna Owen, the director of the charity's UK fundraising arm, said Mr Blakey had last been seen by friends on the evening of 25 November. | Anna Owen, the director of the charity's UK fundraising arm, said Mr Blakey had last been seen by friends on the evening of 25 November. |
| She said his body was found in a gully close to a church where he worshipped three days later. His body was partially covered in stones. | She said his body was found in a gully close to a church where he worshipped three days later. His body was partially covered in stones. |
| "Michael had been volunteering out there working with my daughter for the last five months," she added. | "Michael had been volunteering out there working with my daughter for the last five months," she added. |
| "He was an inspiration to us all and is irreplaceable in our organisation," she said. | "He was an inspiration to us all and is irreplaceable in our organisation," she said. |
| "The world in general, and India in particular, has lost a dedicated and ardent campaigner for human rights - a wonderful young man who was prepared to devote his life to the service of others." | "The world in general, and India in particular, has lost a dedicated and ardent campaigner for human rights - a wonderful young man who was prepared to devote his life to the service of others." |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office that the authorities in India were investigating the death and they were awaiting a further report. | A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office that the authorities in India were investigating the death and they were awaiting a further report. |