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Body found in Welsh river during search for missing woman Body found in Welsh river during search for missing woman
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Police searching for a woman who went missing after a night out have found a body in a river.Police searching for a woman who went missing after a night out have found a body in a river.
Brooke Morris, 22, was last seen in the early hours of Saturday morning after being given a lift home from Merthyr Tydfil town centre by friends. Brooke Morris was last seen in the early hours of Saturday morning after being given a lift home from Merthyr Tydfil town centre by friends.
On Wednesday, South Wales police said officers searching rivers and waterways near the rugby player’s home, in Trelewis, had found a body in a stretch of the River Taff. On Wednesday, South Wales police said officers searching rivers and waterways near the rugby player’s home in Trelewis had found a body in a stretch of the River Taff.
A spokesman said: “Police officers carrying out searches of rivers and waterways near Trelewis as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 22 year-old Brooke Morris, sadly located the body of a woman in a stretch of the River Taff earlier this afternoon. A spokesman said: “Police officers carrying out searches of rivers and waterways near Trelewis as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 22-year-old Brooke Morris sadly located the body of a woman in a stretch of the River Taff earlier this afternoon.
“Formal identification has not yet taken place, but Brooke’s family have been informed and continue to be supported.”“Formal identification has not yet taken place, but Brooke’s family have been informed and continue to be supported.”
Police previously said they believed Morris never entered her house after being dropped off nearby on her way home. Police previously said they believed Morris had never entered her house after being dropped off nearby.
She is believed to have walked towards a bridge which goes over the river near her home, prompting a huge search operation in and around local waterways and woods. She is believed to have walked towards a bridge that crosses the river near her home, prompting a huge search operation in and around local waterways and woods.
She was described as 1.6 metres (5ft 3ins) tall, with a slight build and long dark hair, and was last seen wearing jeans and a red top. She was described as 1.6 metres (5ft 3in) tall, with a slight build and long dark hair, and was last seen wearing jeans and a red top.
Volunteers and Morris’s clubmates at Nelson rugby football club helped in the police search, while the Central Brecon mountain rescue team was involved in the search on Sunday. Volunteers and Morris’s clubmates at Nelson rugby football club helped in the police search, and the Central Brecon mountain rescue team was involved on Sunday.
Morris’s rugby team shared several appeals on social media for information about her whereabouts, while the Welsh rugby union and the former international and BBC commentator Jonathan Davies have also shared appeals. Morris’s rugby team shared several appeals on social media for information about her whereabouts, while the Welsh rugby union and the former international and BBC commentator Jonathan Davies also shared appeals.
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