Rehaan Akhtar (Image: South Wales Police)

A man from Wales who died following a night out with friends in Bristol was a “greatly respected” police officer with South Wales Police , it has been confirmed.

Rehaan Akhtar, who was 28, was the subject of a missing persons’ search after he was last seen near the Arnolfini in Bristol during the early hours of Sunday. The following day Avon and Somerset Police said that a body was recovered from water during the search.

South Wales Police has now confirmed Mr Akhtar was a serving officer having joined the force in Cardiff in October 2021. He went on to train as a police officer and became a police constable in Swansea in September 2023. For the latest Swansea news sign up to our newsletter here .

Chief constable Jeremy Vaughan of

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