A body has been found in the search for a missing mother of two.
Vanessa Ford was reported missing to the Metropolitan Police on Saturday evening.
The force has now confirmed British Transport Police are investigating a death on the morning of that day on the tracks between Dalston Kingsland and Hackney Central.
Although the body, believed to be a woman in her 40s, is yet to be formally identified, Ms Ford’s family has been informed.
The mother of two left her home at 11am on Saturday without her phone, wallet, bag and keys, said concerned friends and family who appealed on social media for information on her whereabouts.
She was last seen on St Philips Road in Hackney at 11.03am, wearing a dark top and leggings, and likely pink flip flops, while carrying a pink and white water bottle, according to doorbell camera footage posted online.
The Met said that “a number of enquiries were undertaken to locate her”.
Officers were called to the line close to Dalston Kingsland at 11.49am on 23 September following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Paramedics also attended however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
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While formal identification is yet to take place, the person is believed to be a woman in her 40’s.
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