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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. Michael Blakey, originally from Burnley, but who lived in Swansea, was found in the town of Dharamsala three days after he was last seen by friends.
There is confusion over whether the Swansea University graduate may have been murdered. Police said the Swansea University graduate had head injuries and an autopsy confirmed an unnatural death.
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 three days later in a gully close to a church where he worshipped. 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 said the authorities in India were investigating the death. They were awaiting a further report. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said the authorities in the state of Himachal Pradesh were investigating the death. They were awaiting a further report.