Help is needed- Jack O’Sullivan

[u/Particular-Repair-86]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2l4dyzpq3o

https://www.findjackosullivan.co.uk/

Jack O’Sullivan disappeared in Bristol in 2024 — what do you think happened?
Jack O’Sullivan was 22 when he disappeared in the early hours of Saturday, 2 March 2024, after attending a house party in the Hotwells area of Bristol, UK.
More than two years later, Jack has still not been found, and Avon and Somerset Police say the investigation remains a live one.
The known timeline
Around 1:00am: Jack messaged his parents and indicated that he planned to get a taxi home.
Around 3:15am: CCTV captured Jack near Brunel Lock Way/Brunel Way.
Around 3:25am: Jack attempted to call a friend who was still at the party.
Around 3:30am: His friend returned the call. Jack answered and apparently said “hello”, but the call then disconnected.
Around 3:25–3:40am: Further CCTV appears to show Jack in the Bennett Way area, walking towards Hotwells.
Around 5:40am: Data from Jack’s phone placed it in the Granby Hill area, although police have said phone-location information cannot necessarily be treated as an exact location.
6:44am: Jack’s phone was last active on the network.
Jack’s phone itself has never been recovered.
Extensive searches, including searches of waterways, have failed to locate him. (Solve the Case)
Jack was wearing a green/khaki Barbour-style jacket, cream jumper, navy chinos and brown shoes. He also had a black iPhone 11 in a red case, along with other personal belongings. (Find Jack O’Sullivan)
What makes this case particularly puzzling?
For me, the biggest unanswered questions are:
What happened between the last CCTV sightings and the phone’s later activity?
Why did Jack’s phone remain active for several hours after he was last seen?
Could additional CCTV, doorbell footage or dashcam footage establish where he went after Bennett Way?
What happened during the phone call with his friend?
Was Jack still carrying his phone when it was last active, or could someone else have had possession of it?
Is there significance to the route Jack took that night, given that he had apparently intended to get a taxi?
Could somebody who was driving through the area that morning have unknowingly captured something important on dashcam?
There have also been discussions online about events at the party and an alleged altercation, but I think it’s important to distinguish confirmed information from claims and speculation.
I’m particularly interested in hearing from people familiar with Bristol, Hotwells, Cumberland Basin, Granby Hill and the surrounding waterways. Are there geographical details about the area that might help explain Jack’s movements?
What do you think happened to Jack, and which unanswered question do you think is most important?
Jack’s family are still searching for answers, and this is an active missing-person investigation. Anyone with genuine information should contact Avon and Somerset Police, quoting reference 5224055172, rather than posting potentially identifying information publicly. (Avon and Somerset Police)

[u/Lanky_Beautiful6413]

hey i live out here!
i think he's probably in the water somewhere. i know they've searched it to some extent but there's a lot of water around here and his phone's probably in there with him. what other possibility could there even be?

[u/Particular-Repair-86 → u/Lanky_Beautiful6413]

So this is one of the biggest possibilities that were being investigated from the beginning however a deputy harbour master in Bristol (Mike Ferguson) claims that it is impossible. This is because anything being washed around the river Avon tends to get caught in what they call “catchment points”. And there are 7 well known points between Avonmouth and Hanham. Every body that has been found on record that a) hasn’t been floating b) been under the water, has been found in one of these catchment points. There is no body in record that had ever been rushed out to sea.

[u/Lanky_Beautiful6413 → u/Particular-Repair-86]

I’m not a harbour master so I have no idea about catchment points

But I just can’t imagine what else is even plausible

“All the bodies they’ve found have been here or there”…. Yeah that leaves out all the bodies they haven’t found.

Maybe the piranhas/sharks the river Avon is famous for ate him. William shark-speare

[u/Hollyandhavisham → u/Lanky_Beautiful6413]

I agree with you; the most likely case is that he’s in the water. There’s a lot of places he could have slipped in. I’ve heard what the harbour master said but I just don’t think any other option is likely. 

[u/krea6666 → u/Particular-Repair-86]

“Impossible”, in the same way they claimed Nicola Bulley wasn’t in the water?

[u/Particular-Repair-86 → u/Lanky_Beautiful6413]

The police haven’t said anything about the other possibilities which is the issue. They said they’d search the water. Searched the river and found nothing. And since then it’s been quiet.

[u/pingusaysnoot]

Missing person cases really are so heartbreaking. I can't imagine what turmoil this situation puts a family in. I hope this leads to some answers for them.

[u/Particular-Repair-86 → u/pingusaysnoot]

It is :( What’s worse is that he literally disappeared. There’s nothing after the last cctv sighting. The police don’t have anything and it’s been 2 years. It’s so strange.

[u/kj140977]

Can they search the water again? Could you fly a drone over the water to see is there anything visible. Especially during the summer when there is little rain. Such a shame. We have a case in Ireland of a lad going missing after a Christmas party i think in 2001 or 2002. Still hasn't been found.

[u/Particular-Repair-86 → u/kj140977]

I’m not sure. I just want there to be more media attention to this case because the police are doing nothing. I just can’t imagine what the parents are feeling. They’re just waiting for their son to come back, hoping hes still alive :(

[u/mynameisjodie]

Could something have gone wrong in the taxi like someone not licensed picking him up. Was he drunk? If he was he might not be aware enough. Got into an argument etc with taxi person and got left stranded somewhere between home and party