This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/16/body-found-in-welsh-river-during-search-for-missing-woman
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Body found in Welsh river during search for missing woman | Body found in Welsh river during search for missing woman |
(32 minutes later) | |
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 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. | |
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 had never entered her house after being dropped off nearby. | |
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 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, 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 also shared appeals. | |
Wales | Wales |
news | news |
Share on Facebook | Share on Facebook |
Share on Twitter | Share on Twitter |
Share via Email | Share via Email |
Share on LinkedIn | Share on LinkedIn |
Share on Pinterest | Share on Pinterest |
Share on WhatsApp | Share on WhatsApp |
Share on Messenger | Share on Messenger |
Reuse this content | Reuse this content |
Previous version
1
Next version