Authorities identified him as Yinpiao Zhou, a Chinese citizen and a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

They said two women aged in their 50s and 80s, also from Avon and Somerset, had been arrested on suspicion of murder, concealing a death, and preventing a lawful burial.

"The sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones," they wrote.

However, Mrs Justice Lang said she would not order any changes to be made following a "comprehensive" and lawful quality assessment in May 2024.

"In these circumstances, there can be only one lawful answer, a public inquiry must be convened to satisfy the state's Article 2 obligation."