Police searching for a missing woman from Plymouth have today (Wednesday, January 7) located a woman’s body.
Lacey Lake, 24, was last seen in a grey Mercedes as she left Stonehouse, Plymouth on Friday evening, when the location tracker on her phone was suddenly switched off.
Officers were called around 1.20pm after concerns for the welfare of the woman in Linton Close, Tamerton Foliot.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: “Paramedics attended but the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.
“The death is being treated as unexplained although not currently believed suspicious.
Ms Lake’s family have been informed. She was reported missing on Monday 6 January have been informed.
Formal identification is yet to be carried out.
Lacey’s aunt Sara French, posting on Facebook, said: “It is with a broken heart I need to inform my friends and family Lacey Lake has sadly passed away and her body was found yesterday.
“Thank you to everyone for the kind words and I know this is a shock to everyone but can people please respect our family right now as we have a lot of questions and we are all heartbroken and our privacy needs to be respected and we need to get her back home.
“Lacey you was loved beyond words and I don’t no how we are ever going to get past this. I just hope your at peace with your mum love you always our mini xxxx”.
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