A 21-year-old British man who went missing after attending a gaming convention in Rotterdam has been found dead. Bradley Passey vanished on May 30 following a night out at TwitchCon. His friends last saw him outside nightclub Munch on Maasboulevard at around 2am.
Bradley had been staying at a hostel in the Overblaak Cube Houses area but failed to return after the night out. His family grew concerned when he did not board his flight home the following Monday. Relatives travelled to Rotterdam and assisted authorities in the search, distributing missing persons posters and seeking CCTV footage.
His sister Amy confirmed on social media that the family had been told Bradley drowned in the River Maas. She wrote: 'This isn’t a post we ever thought we would be sharing, but we have sadly had confirmation this morning that Bradley Passey unfortunately drown in River Maas.' She added that news had already spread in the Dutch media.
Tributes have been paid online, with one person saying: 'I am absolutely heartbroken for you all, I’m so so sorry sending you all so much love and strength.' A Rotterdam Police spokesperson stated: 'We are working hard to gather all the information. Unfortunately, no leads have been found at this moment.'
A UK Foreign Office spokesperson said: 'We are supporting the family of a British man who died in the Netherlands, and we are liaising with local authorities.'
