On Thursday, 2nd April, the body of a man was recovered near swing bridge at the Docks on Maritime Way. Although the man has yet to be formally identified, officers believe it to be missing Siddharth Murkumbi.
23-year-old Murkumbi had been studying at University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) before disappearing on Sunday, 15th March. Sid as popularly known by the family, had moved to Preston, to study MBA (Marketing) at UCLan in September 2019. However, he had gone missing from 8.30pm on Sunday, March 15. On Monday 16th March his parents alongwith his friends launched a police complaint following which the Lancashire Police had believed that he may have travelled to Preston Docks before going missing. Now they believe that the body recoverd from the docks is that of Murkumbi. The cause of the death is yet to be identified. Lancashire Police said his family have been informed.
