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| Gary Tweddle supporters offer sympathy to family after body identified | Gary Tweddle supporters offer sympathy to family after body identified |
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| Friends and supporters of Gary Tweddle have offered their condolences to his family after his body was formally identified. | Friends and supporters of Gary Tweddle have offered their condolences to his family after his body was formally identified. |
| The 23-year-old went missing from a work conference at the Fairmont Resort at Leura, west of Sydney, in the early hours of 16 July. | The 23-year-old went missing from a work conference at the Fairmont Resort at Leura, west of Sydney, in the early hours of 16 July. |
| Police revealed on Wednesday night that a body found earlier this week in the area was that of Mr Tweddle. | Police revealed on Wednesday night that a body found earlier this week in the area was that of Mr Tweddle. |
| As the news broke, some of the 4,724 people who were part of the Facebook community page "Have you seen Gary Tweddle" offered their condolences online. | As the news broke, some of the 4,724 people who were part of the Facebook community page "Have you seen Gary Tweddle" offered their condolences online. |
| Kristy Ratkun wrote: "So not the outcome anyone was hoping for my thoughts are with Gary's family and friends." | Kristy Ratkun wrote: "So not the outcome anyone was hoping for my thoughts are with Gary's family and friends." |
| Victoria Rose wrote: "May he rest in peace." | Victoria Rose wrote: "May he rest in peace." |
| Margitta Olup wrote: "He really was blessed and deserved the best in his life, and surely made the most of what it afforded him. He's touched many peoples' lives and will never be forgotten." | Margitta Olup wrote: "He really was blessed and deserved the best in his life, and surely made the most of what it afforded him. He's touched many peoples' lives and will never be forgotten." |
| "The community of the Blue Mountains send their thoughts of healing and consolation to Gary's family and friends," said Jo Truman. | "The community of the Blue Mountains send their thoughts of healing and consolation to Gary's family and friends," said Jo Truman. |
| His mother Carol Streatfield's post recalled the day her son was born, a "perfect looking baby" with black hair and dark skin. | His mother Carol Streatfield's post recalled the day her son was born, a "perfect looking baby" with black hair and dark skin. |
| "I was so proud of you," she wrote. "Gazy u never had a bad school report. perfect child through all your years I never met one person who could fault you. Such a beautiful soul. Love you with every breath I take." | "I was so proud of you," she wrote. "Gazy u never had a bad school report. perfect child through all your years I never met one person who could fault you. Such a beautiful soul. Love you with every breath I take." |
| His partner Anika Haigh, who was heavily involved in the search, wrote on her Facebook profile on Tuesday, before his body was formally identified: "No day is the same without you, there is a hole where you used to be but please know my heart is full of amazing memories of you. Your time of hide & seek needs to end now though please. Time to come home where you belong. I love you." | His partner Anika Haigh, who was heavily involved in the search, wrote on her Facebook profile on Tuesday, before his body was formally identified: "No day is the same without you, there is a hole where you used to be but please know my heart is full of amazing memories of you. Your time of hide & seek needs to end now though please. Time to come home where you belong. I love you." |
| After a long and highly publicised search operation, his body was recovered from a cliff face in the Blue Mountains this week. | After a long and highly publicised search operation, his body was recovered from a cliff face in the Blue Mountains this week. |
| The search included officers door-knocking every house within a 1400 square kilometre area around Leura, where he was last seen. | The search included officers door-knocking every house within a 1400 square kilometre area around Leura, where he was last seen. |
| Pictures of him were plastered all around the area. | Pictures of him were plastered all around the area. |
| Mr Tweddle had called colleagues about midnight on the day he went missing to tell them he was lost in bushland but could see a light up a hill. | Mr Tweddle had called colleagues about midnight on the day he went missing to tell them he was lost in bushland but could see a light up a hill. |
| In late July, efforts to find him moved from a search and rescue to a recovery operation. | |
| Police abseiled down Sublime Point at Leura to retrieve him after he was spotted on Monday afternoon by an ambulance rescue helicopter involved in a training exercise. | Police abseiled down Sublime Point at Leura to retrieve him after he was spotted on Monday afternoon by an ambulance rescue helicopter involved in a training exercise. |
| The recovery site was about 2km from where the computer salesman was last seen. | The recovery site was about 2km from where the computer salesman was last seen. |
| The body was taken to Glebe morgue where it went through a formal identification process, thought to have included a dental examination and DNA testing. | The body was taken to Glebe morgue where it went through a formal identification process, thought to have included a dental examination and DNA testing. |
| • This article was amended on 5 September 2013. The original version wrongly referred to a search operation in June, rather than July. | |
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