Victoria Taylor's belongings found in park near river where she vanished as Police issue update

Victoria Taylor, 34, was last seen at her family home in Malton, North Yorkshire, on September 30 and today police said that various items have been recovered from a park near where she was last seen

Police have shared critical updates on the case of Victoria Taylor, a 34 year old mother who disappeared from her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, leaving behind her partner Matthew and their young daughter. Victoria has been missing since September 30, when she was last seen making a purchase at the M&S located in the BP garage on Welham Road at around 11.35am.

Later that day at 11.53am, she appeared again on CCTV at Malton Bus Station on Railway Street, which is so far the final confirmed sighting of her. Now Police have revealed that they have found some of her belongings.

The investigators released an image of Victoria displaying her wearing a black Adidas puffer jacket adorned with stripes, paired with blue jeans, a camouflage cap, and carrying a pink/salmon-coloured Vans backpack. She also seems to be holding an unidentifiable bag.

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Chief Superintendent Fiona Willey, serving as the head of local policing for North Yorkshire Police, informed today: "In the last 24 hours, we have also recovered further CCTV footage which shows Victoria walking towards the play park on Riverside Walk at 12.30pm. Various items that belong to Victoria have been recovered from this location."

She elaborated further, stating: "Since receiving the initial report that Victoria is missing, we have made every effort to find her. Previous releases of information made by North Yorkshire Police highlight the scale of enquiries undertaken to date and I would like to reiterate that, based on current information, no indication of any form of third-party involvement has been established. This remains a missing person enquiry.", reports the Mirror.

"As with any investigation, we remain open minded and will continue to explore all lines of enquiry. Based on the discovery of Victoria's belongings so close to the water's edge, we must accept the significant possibility that Victoria has entered the River Derwent."

Over the past 10 days, police have undertaken extensive enquiries in the search to find the mum-of-one. The investigation has involved the collection and review of CCTV footage and passive data research.

They have searched key areas of both land and water and interviewed several witnesses.

Family friend Charlotte Cundill set up 'The search for Victoria Taylor' page on Facebook to give updates on the investigation. In the latest post today, she said how much Victoria's daughter and partner "needed" her.

She wrote: "Her baby girl needs her mummy and her partner needs her kind heart back home safe and well."

Charlotte also said that the search will not end until Victoria is found. She wrote: "Day 10, we miss you so much. I think it's safe to say you have touched a lot of hearts within this town. We will not give up until we find you. Your an inspiration to a lot of people and it really does show. Please keep handing posters out, please keep searching (meet up point today is train station between 9 and 9:30) please keep hope. Please stay safe."

And in a heartfelt message to the volunteers assisting in the search for Victoria, she expressed her gratitude: "Thank you for everything you have all done so far and continue to do. We appreciate you all so much."