A body has been found in the search for a young runner who went missing five days ago.
Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday.
On Sunday Durham constabulary said a body had been found in a very remote area in Teesdale and there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.
“We’re sorry to report that officers searching for missing woman Jenny Hall have sadly found a body,” police said.
“Officers carried out an extensive search alongside specialist partners and have been working around the clock to locate Jenny after she went missing on 18 February.
“The body was found in a very remote area in Teesdale just after 9.30am.”
While formal identification had yet to take place, Hall’s family had been notified and were being supported by specialist officers, the force added. A file will be prepared for the coroner.
Hall’s car, a red Ford Focus, was found on Wednesday parked on the B6278, near remote moorland between Eggleston and Stanhope.
A major police search was launched after Hall’s disappearance. Mountain rescue teams, with their specialist drones and sniffer dogs, had combed the Hamsterley Forest and the surrounding areas for a trace of Hall since she went missing.
Digital intelligence officers also carried out extensive inquiries into Hall’s mobile phone, smartwatch and running apps.
