UK police in second day of manhunt after human remains found in suitcases

CNN — A manhunt launched by British police continued on Friday after two suitcases containing human remains were discovered on Clifton Suspension Bridge in the southwestern city of Bristol.

Avon and Somerset Police said on Thursday that it received a call at 11:57 p.m. local time the day before about a man with a suitcase “acting suspiciously” on the bridge. By the time officers appeared, the man had disappeared, but two suitcases containing human remains were found, the force added.

Police have not yet identified the man or the deceased, though initial inquiries have found that the man took a taxi to the bridge. A large-scale search was carried out over several hours involving the police helicopter and coastguard, but the man was not located, police said in a statement.

They later released a photo of a man they wanted to speak to in connection with their investigation. “He is described as Black with a beard. He was wearing a black Adidas baseball cap, black jeans, a black jacket, black trainers with thick white soles and had a black backpack,” Avon and Somerset Police said in a statement.