Missing man, 32, who vanished nearly a month ago found dead in canal

Missing man, 32, who vanished nearly a month ago on his way to a gig is found dead in canal as Met police hunt witnesses and probe ‘unexpected death’

• Nathan Cole, 32, was last in contact with his family on 21 January
• On February 17, officers reported an unresponsive man in the Edmonton canal 

A missing man who vanished almost a month ago has been found dead in a canal as the Metropolitan Police hunt for witnesses and probe the ‘unexpected death’.

Nathan Cole, 32, from the Notting Hill area was last seen walking along Banbury Road in Walthamstow, east London, at 11.27pm on Saturday, January 21.

Police believe he had been planning on attending a gig to KOKO in Camden that evening, but may have decided to visit friends instead.

CCTV footage shows Mr Cole’s last sighting on January at 10.46pm that night. He was last seen boarding a 158 bus on Blackhorse Road in east London that was heading north towards Chingford.

Before getting on the bus, Mr Cole was recorded buying four cans of larger in a local shop.

Nathan Cole (pictured), 32, was last seen walking along Banbury Road in Walthamstow, east London, at 11.27pm on Saturday, January 21

Before getting on the bus, Mr Cole was recorded buying four cans of larger in a local shop

At 8.18am on Friday February 17, police officers reported an unresponsive man in the canal near Towpath Road, Edmonton

His phone was last active at 12.41am that morning and there has been no activity from his bank account since then.

However, at 8.18am on Friday February 17, police officers reported an unresponsive man in the canal near Towpath Road, Edmonton. 

Officers, the London Ambulance Service, and the London Fire Brigade attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Whilst formal identification is expected to take place in due course, officers believe that the man is Nathan Cole. 

Mr Cole’s family have been notified and are being supported by specialist officers.

His family, who previously lived near the Walthamstow area, said his disappearance was ‘very out of character’ as they appealed for information outside New Scotland Yard.

Luke Cole, his brother, said: ‘Nathan was the oldest of five children, we’re a big family. We’re very close and have always spent a lot of time together.

‘He was a very outgoing person, even outside of the family. He would always make time for anyone, even homeless people and people who looked like they were in need. He always was a very selfless person.’

 Whilst formal identification is expected to take place in due course, officers believe that the man is Nathan Cole

Mr Cole’s family (pictured) have been notified and are being supported by specialist officers

His sister Hannah Cole said: ‘Nathan was a very gregarious person, he was very social and it was normal for him to be out late at night.

‘Nathan wouldn’t do this. We’ve even done our own investigation, looking at his social media, texts and calls and his last transactions. He is always active on our WhatsApp group. Something has happened to him.

‘I would urge anyone who was in the Tottenham or Walthamstow area on the 21st of January to think carefully about whether they have seen something suspicious and to tell the police if you remember anything out of the norm.’

Angela Craggs, head of public protection for Central West BCU, said: ‘He is a white man, about 5ft 10ins. He was wearing small Leonard-style round glasses, a grey trench coat and dark trousers, Dr Martens shoes and a red scarf.’

Police enquiries remain ongoing and urge anyone who may have any information or was in the area on Saturday, 21 January and Sunday, 22 January to call police on 101 quoting ‘1508/17FEB’.

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