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| More human remains found in search for vet | More human remains found in search for vet |
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| Search teams involved in the hunt for a missing vet have sealed off a second area where human remains have been found. | Search teams involved in the hunt for a missing vet have sealed off a second area where human remains have been found. |
| North Wales police, who have been searching for Catherine Gowing, 37, since she was reported missing on 15 October, said the remains were found by an off-duty police officer close to the river Dee in Higher Ferry, Chester. | North Wales police, who have been searching for Catherine Gowing, 37, since she was reported missing on 15 October, said the remains were found by an off-duty police officer close to the river Dee in Higher Ferry, Chester. |
| On Wednesday, search team officers discovered human remains in a shallow pool within a field in Sealand, Deeside. | On Wednesday, search team officers discovered human remains in a shallow pool within a field in Sealand, Deeside. |
| Gowing, who is originally from Clonlee, Co Offaly, in the Irish Republic, was last seen on Friday 12 October at a supermarket near her home in New Brighton, Flintshire, north Wales. | Gowing, who is originally from Clonlee, Co Offaly, in the Irish Republic, was last seen on Friday 12 October at a supermarket near her home in New Brighton, Flintshire, north Wales. |
| A 46-year-old man from Gwynedd, north Wales, has since been charged with her murder. | A 46-year-old man from Gwynedd, north Wales, has since been charged with her murder. |
| A North Wales police spokesman said they were alerted by an off-duty Cheshire police officer at 2.15pm on Friday to the discovery of the human remains in Ferry Lane, Higher Ferry. | A North Wales police spokesman said they were alerted by an off-duty Cheshire police officer at 2.15pm on Friday to the discovery of the human remains in Ferry Lane, Higher Ferry. |
| He added: "North Wales police search team officers, who were deployed nearby in the continuing search for Catherine Gowing, were alerted to the discovery and co-ordinated the response and recovery. | He added: "North Wales police search team officers, who were deployed nearby in the continuing search for Catherine Gowing, were alerted to the discovery and co-ordinated the response and recovery. |
| "The human remains have been recovered and the immediate scene secured pending a forensic examination and further detailed search. | "The human remains have been recovered and the immediate scene secured pending a forensic examination and further detailed search. |
| "The human remains will be subject of a postmortem and forensic examination to determine formal identification." | "The human remains will be subject of a postmortem and forensic examination to determine formal identification." |
| Tests are continuing on the remains which were found in Sealand on Wednesday, he added. | Tests are continuing on the remains which were found in Sealand on Wednesday, he added. |
| Gowing was reported missing when she failed to arrive for work at the Evans Veterinary Practice in Mold, Flintshire, on Monday 15 October. | Gowing was reported missing when she failed to arrive for work at the Evans Veterinary Practice in Mold, Flintshire, on Monday 15 October. |
| Later that week police recovered her car, which had been torched and abandoned in a disused quarry. | Later that week police recovered her car, which had been torched and abandoned in a disused quarry. |
| Police said they have devoted extensive resources to the search operation. | Police said they have devoted extensive resources to the search operation. |
| Clive Sharp, 46, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder and was remanded in custody until 7 January when he is due to enter his plea. | Clive Sharp, 46, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder and was remanded in custody until 7 January when he is due to enter his plea. |
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