Head of one of the biggest police forces in Britain Michael Todd was found dead on Tuesday in Wales, west Britain, BBC reported.
Todd, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, disappeared while out walking on Snowdon, north Wales, on Monday night.
Rescue teams found the 50-year-old's body on a mountain called Bwlch Glas on Tuesday afternoon.
The cause of his death is not yet known but suicide is understood to be a possibility. Letters addressed to his family were also found.
Deputy Chief Constable Dave Whatton confirmed the death of his friend, a father of three, in a statement outside force headquarters in Manchester on Tuesday evening.
"I and all the officers of Greater Manchester Police and all the members of Greater Manchester Police Authority are absolutely shocked by what's happened and what has taken place in the last 16hours," he said.
Whatton said although the body had yet to be formally identified, he believed it was that of the chief constable.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith led a series of tributes to Todd, saying she was "saddened" to learn of his death.
"Chief Constable Todd has had a long and distinguished career in various forces and has contributed greatly to the fight against crime and terrorism," she said.
Todd, a former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner, joined Manchester Police in 2002 and was appointed chief constable in Greater Manchester, England's second largest force, in October of that year.
He had been a police officer for more than 30 years and was tipped to become Britain's highest-ranking officer.
Source:Xinhua
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