Devastated friends have paid tribute to a young man whose body was pulled from a river after a night out in a major Australian city.
The body of Chadwer ‘Chaddy’ Leah, 22, was pulled from the Yarra River in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Leah, from Clyde North, was reported missing after he was separated from his friends outside a club in the CBD over the weekend.
The 22-year-old arrived in the city on Saturday or Sunday night and entered a nightclub with his friends, the Herald of the sun information.
He was seen behaving in a “quite out of character” manner before disappearing from outside the club.
His car had not been moved from where it was parked and it is understood he was last seen alive near Bourke Street.
Police said Leah entered the Yarra River near Banana Alley on Flinders Street about 3am on Monday, before her body was recovered on Tuesday afternoon.
The young man’s dear friends and family had desperately searched for businesses in the CBD and put out an appeal on social media before his body was found.
Friends have paid tribute to Chadwer ‘Chaddy’ Leah (pictured), 22, whose body was recovered from Melbourne’s Yarra River on Tuesday after a night out on the town.
Leah, from Clyde North, was reported missing after he was separated from his friends outside a club in the CBD over the weekend.
Mr Leah is understood to be the eldest of eight children and helped raise his younger brothers and sisters.
“He was known for his smile, he was always laughing,” his old friend Sequoia-Skye Farris-White told the Herald Sun.
When she moved from Western Australia to Melbourne a decade ago, Mr Leah was her first friend.
‘If you had a bad day, you can never have a bad day around him. “He encouraged everyone,” she said.
Another friend, Teasha Ah-Young, attended Mordialloc College with Mr Leah.
“Chaddy was an extremely sweet, gentle and joyful soul, he never had anything bad to say about anyone,” she told the publication.
‘He brought joy and laughter to everyone around him, and his death has left a huge void in our community.
“He will be deeply missed, but his memory will always live on.”
TO GoFundMe is fundraising for the funeral expenses of Mr Leah and his devastated family and has so far raised almost $28,000 at the time of writing.
The cause of Leah’s death is still unknown and police investigations continue.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Mr Leah’s friends (pictured right) are devastated by his death. He was known for his smile, he was always laughing,” said one
