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| Missing student Souvik Pal: Body found in canal | Missing student Souvik Pal: Body found in canal |
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| Police looking for a student who went missing from a New Year's Eve party in Greater Manchester have found a body in a canal in Old Trafford. | Police looking for a student who went missing from a New Year's Eve party in Greater Manchester have found a body in a canal in Old Trafford. |
| Souvik Pal, 19, an undergraduate at Manchester Metropolitan University, went missing after leaving Trafford's Warehouse Project. | Souvik Pal, 19, an undergraduate at Manchester Metropolitan University, went missing after leaving Trafford's Warehouse Project. |
| Officers made the discovery in the Bridgewater Canal at 14:00 GMT. | Officers made the discovery in the Bridgewater Canal at 14:00 GMT. |
| Formal identification is not due to take place until after the body has been safely recovered. | Formal identification is not due to take place until after the body has been safely recovered. |
| A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said Mr Pal's family had been informed and officers were in regular contact with them. | A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said Mr Pal's family had been informed and officers were in regular contact with them. |
| Mr Pal was last seen at the event at about 23:00 GMT on New Year's Eve and was reported missing by a flatmate the following morning. | Mr Pal was last seen at the event at about 23:00 GMT on New Year's Eve and was reported missing by a flatmate the following morning. |
| His father Santanu travelled from his home in Bangalore to help with the search. | |
| Several appeals were made to trace his son, including the use of digital advertising hoardings at Manchester United's Premier League home game against Liverpool. | Several appeals were made to trace his son, including the use of digital advertising hoardings at Manchester United's Premier League home game against Liverpool. |
| Mr Pal had trained for a part-time job serving refreshments at Old Trafford and worked at the game against West Bromwich Albion on 29 December. | Mr Pal had trained for a part-time job serving refreshments at Old Trafford and worked at the game against West Bromwich Albion on 29 December. |