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Family of missing man found dead in fishing lake pay emotional tribute

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The heartbroken family of a missing man whose body was found in a fishing lake has paid an emotional tribute.

Jack Morrad, 28, disappeared after leaving Colors night club in Basildon, Essex, at around 2.30am on 23 December.

He was out with friends after watching West Ham play Watford earlier in the evening.

Jack Morrad,28, has been missing since Sunday 23 December and was last seen Colours nightclub in Southernhay area, in Essex. See SWNS story SWCAmissing.A search party is underway to help track down a missing 28-year-old man who disappeared before Christmas.Jack Morrad was last seen leaving a nightclub, in Basildon, Essex wearing a blue Christmas jumper, a red Santa hat, pale blue jeans and white trainers. As concerns for his welfare continue to grow, around 30 people today (28 Dec) gathered in Gloucester park area, in Essex to search for any possible traces. Police and Essex Search and Rescue were also seen searching the lakes in the park.

Jack Morrad, 28, drowned in a fishing lake (Picture: SWNS)

A body was discovered shortly before 11.30am on Thursday after detectives drained a large lake in the park after several days of searching.

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Police formally identified him as Jack on Saturday.

Jacks family said in a statement: It is impossible to describe Jack in a couple of sentences.

All we can say is that his death is a loss to this whole world. As a family we are totally heartbroken over what has happened to Jack.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Martin Dalton/REX (10045067h) Essex Police officers along with the Environmental Agency drain the fishing lake in Gloucester Park Police drain Gloucester Park fishing lake in search for missing Jack Morrad, Basildon, Essex, UK - 02 Jan 2019 28 year old Jack Morrad was last seen at 2:30am on CCTV on Sunday December 23 in nearby Blake Avenue. Throughout the festive period police officers and Jack's family and friends have carried out searches of the park and surrounding waterways. Following the conclusion of these searches it was decided to completely drain the main fishing lake.

His body was found in Gloucester Park (Picture: Rex Features)

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Martin Dalton/REX (10045067d) Essex Police officers along with the Environmental Agency drain the fishing lake in Gloucester Park Police drain Gloucester Park fishing lake in search for missing Jack Morrad, Basildon, Essex, UK - 02 Jan 2019 28 year old Jack Morrad was last seen at 2:30am on CCTV on Sunday December 23 in nearby Blake Avenue. Throughout the festive period police officers and Jack's family and friends have carried out searches of the park and surrounding waterways. Following the conclusion of these searches it was decided to completely drain the main fishing lake.

Jack had been out with friends before he went missing (Picture: Rex Features)

We want to thank all of Jacks friends and family, along with the wider community and Essex Police for their efforts during the search.

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We really do appreciate the effort that everyone went to in order to find Jack.

We would now ask that everyone now respects our privacy.

CCTV image of Jack Morrad,28, who has been missing since Sunday 23 December and was last seen Colours nightclub in Southernhay area, in Essex. See SWNS story SWCAmissing.Police searching for a man who went missing two days before Christmas have found a body in a lake. Jack Morrad, 28, was last seen leaving Colors nightclub in Basildon, Essex, at about 02:30 GMT on 23 December. Essex Police said a man's body was discovered in the fishing lake at Gloucester Park and Mr Morrad's family had been informed.

Police released CCTV footage in hunt for him (Picture: SWNS)

A post mortem examination carried out on Friday established that Jack died from drowning.

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After Mr Morrad was reported missing, Essex Police launched a large-scale search to find him.

Police released CCTV footage of his last known movements as he headed towards the towns Gloucester Park in a Christmas jumper.

Extensive searches were carried out across Basildon by our officers with the support of Jacks family and friends, volunteers from Essex Search and Rescue and members of the public.

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