POLICE searching for a woman who has been missing from Tiverton since Monday, February 17, have recovered a body from a river in Thorverton.

Officers received reports at around 1.30pm on Thursday, February 20, of a female body in the water near Thorverton Weir.

The discovery was made by a dog-walker.

Formal identification has yet to take place. The family of Jean Disney have been made aware.

At this time, the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Police would like to thank the Tiverton community and surrounding areas and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and all specialist agencies involved in this complex search operation.

More than 200 people took part in a search in the Tiverton area for Mrs Disney (87). after it was believed she had fallen into the flood-swollen river.

She was last seen in the Johns Way area of Tiverton at 3am on Monday.

She was wearing a dark coloured jacket over a dressing gown at the time.