A BODY of an elderly man has been recovered from a reservoir in the Brecon Beacons.

A search involving police and other agencies had been carried out for a missing 72-year-old local man during Friday, January 17.

The force said search teams had been looking for the man at reservoirs in Brecon Beacons.

At lunchtime on Friday police said the body of an elderly man had been recovered from the Beacons Reservoir, which is near the Storey Arms Centre at the foot of Pen y Fan alongside the main A470.

A police spokeswoman said: "HM Coroner has been informed and officers are in the process of confirming identity and informing next of kin.

Further updates will be issued as appropriate."

The police had earlier said the 72-year-old they had been searching for had been missing from his home for several days.