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| Body found off the Isle of Wight | Body found off the Isle of Wight |
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| The body of a young woman has been recovered off the east coast of the Isle of Wight. | The body of a young woman has been recovered off the east coast of the Isle of Wight. |
| It was found near the area where holidaymaker Heather Jayne Harris, 20, went missing last Wednesday. | It was found near the area where holidaymaker Heather Jayne Harris, 20, went missing last Wednesday. |
| A search began on Friday afternoon after a cross channel ferry passenger reported seeing something in the water. | A search began on Friday afternoon after a cross channel ferry passenger reported seeing something in the water. |
| Bembridge lifeboat crew recovered a body, which was transferred to a police launch at sea and taken to the mortuary at St Mary's Hospital in Newport. | |
| Miss Harris and her friend Richard Perry, 28, from the West Midlands, are thought to have fallen overboard from their inflatable dinghy last Wednesday. | Miss Harris and her friend Richard Perry, 28, from the West Midlands, are thought to have fallen overboard from their inflatable dinghy last Wednesday. |
| Coroner informed | Coroner informed |
| Mr Perry's body was recovered from the sea by the coastguard helicopter and their boat was later found washed up at Bembridge Ledge. Rescue services found no trace of Miss Harris. | Mr Perry's body was recovered from the sea by the coastguard helicopter and their boat was later found washed up at Bembridge Ledge. Rescue services found no trace of Miss Harris. |
| The body pulled from the water on Friday was found off Bembridge Ledge shortly after 1600 BST. | The body pulled from the water on Friday was found off Bembridge Ledge shortly after 1600 BST. |
| The coroner has been informed, but formal identification and a post-mortem examination are not likely to take place until next week, police said. | The coroner has been informed, but formal identification and a post-mortem examination are not likely to take place until next week, police said. |
| Police would not comment as to whether or not they believed the body of the woman was that of Miss Harris. | Police would not comment as to whether or not they believed the body of the woman was that of Miss Harris. |