North Yorkshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Fox told reporters the body was found in the River Derwent, ‘close to where Ms Taylor’s belongings were recovered’ (Pictures: SWNS)

Body found in search for missing mum Victoria Taylor

by · Metro

Police searching for missing mum Victoria Taylor have found a body close to where she was last seen.

Ms Taylor, 34, disappeared from her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, on September 30.

The last CCTV footage recorded of Ms Taylor shows her walking towards a play park close to the River Derwent at 12.30pm that day. A number of her possessions were found in that area.

Searches have been taking place on the river since Ms Taylor was reported missing on October 1.

Speaking at Fulford Police Station today, North Yorkshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Fox told reporters the body was found by the police underwater search team at about 11.45am on Tuesday in the River Derwent, ‘close to where Ms Taylor’s belongings were recovered’.

He said formal identification is yet to take place, but Ms Taylor’s family have been informed of this development, and ‘understandably, they are distressed by today’s news’.

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