Emotional tributes to father Mark Hodnett
Friday 19th August 2011, 6:00PM BST.
Emotional tributes were today paid to father-of-one Mark Hodnett, whose body was found in the River Severn in Shrewsbury after a six-day search.
The 27-year-old from Grange Road, Radbrook, went missing in the early hours of Saturday morning after a night out with friends.
His body was found close to the Kingsland Bridge yesterday.
Today his family paid tribute to him. A statement said: “Mark was a dedicated father to Oliver, a loving son to Patricia and Keith, an amazing brother to Sarah and a top friend to all, especially his cousin Ian and best friends Sean and Liam.
“He was loved by all close family and will be sadly missed. A young life has been tragically ended and we sincerely hope we can prevent this from happening again.”
Emma Davies, mother of Mr Hodnett’s one-year-old son Oliver, said: “It doesn’t seem real. When I found out, I didn’t know what to do, I didn’t want to believe it. I thought he would come back. I will never forget him holding our little boy for the first time and his face when he saw him.
“I would like to thank everyone for their support. I can’t thank them enough for what they have done.”
West Mercia Police spokesman Richard Ewels renewed an appeal for sightings of Mr Hodnett who was last seen at about 1.25am in the town centre.
Call Shrewsbury CID on 0300 333 3000.
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