VICTORIA Taylor’s heartbreaking last post shows her cuddling her two-year-old daughter days before she vanished.
Ms Taylor, 34, disappeared from her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, on September 30.
Victoria Taylor’s heartbreaking last post shows her cuddling her two-year-old daughter[/caption]
Police searching for the missing mother have found a body in the River Derwent close to where she was last seen.
Just over a week after her disappearance cops said there was a “significant possibility” she had entered the river.
The force recovered CCTV footage of her walking towards a play park near the water’s edge.
A number of her possessions were also found in that area.
Searches have been taking place on the river since Ms Taylor was reported missing on October 1, including the use of divers and specialist sonar equipment.
On Tuesday, Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Fox of North Yorkshire Police said a body had been recovered at 11.45am by underwater search teams close to the area where Ms Taylor’s possessions were found.
Speaking at a press conference at Fulford Police Station in York, Mr Fox said formal identification had not yet taken place but Ms Taylor’s family had been informed and were “understandably distressed”.
He told a press briefing: “The disappearance of Victoria has understandably had a wider impact on the communities of Norton and Malton.
“Victoria’s family and those closest to her have understandably felt enormous amount of heartache since the day she was reported missing, and they’ve previously acknowledged just how grateful they are to the local community for the overwhelming level of support that they have had as a family.
“Whilst today’s outcome is not what anybody would wish for, Victoria’s family have again asked me to express their thanks to all of those who’ve supported North Yorkshire Police and other emergency services in our efforts to locate Victoria.
“They’ve also asked me to ask for time and space for them as a family to come to terms with the information, the news that they’ve been provided with today.
“And our thoughts remain very much with them at this time.”
He also thanked members of the public who made contact with North Yorkshire Police in response to their appeals for information.
