Found Deceased UK - Gaia Pope, 19, Swanage, Dorset, 7 Nov 2017 #1

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johnsmith99 said:
https://www.dorset.police.uk/news-information/article/4044
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Officers searching for missing teenager Gaia Pope have discovered the body of a woman near Swanage.

The discovery was made at around 3pm today, Saturday 18 November 2017, by specialist search teams near the coastal path and the field where items of her clothing were located on Thursday 16 November.

Detective Superintendent Paul Kessell, of Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “Although the body has yet to be formally identified, we are confident that we have found Gaia.
 
TheTruthWillOut said:
Oh dear....:( But why the silence and cancelling of the PC? That isn't normal is it?
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The family have asked for no more media releases at the moment

Detective Superintendent Paul Kessell, of Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “Although the body has yet to be formally identified, we are confident that we have found Gaia. Her family have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers. Our thoughts remain with all of her family and friends at this very traumatic time. They have requested privacy and that we make no further media releases at this point.
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Terrible news.

There's nothing in the article about how she died... johnsmith99 mentioned that the brushy areas in the photos could be on top of old collapsed mine shafts, hopefully we'll find out more soon.
 
Body found - Sky News now.

3pm discovered body of a woman by specialist search teams near to where clothing found.

Awaiting formal confirmation of ID but thought to be Gaia.
 
“A body has been found on land near Swanage in the hunt for missing Gaia Pope, which Dorset Police say they are 'confident' is the teenager, according to reports.

Gaia Pope went missing on Tuesday, November 7 from her home town of Swanage.

Paul Elsey, 49 - who detectives had been trying to track down since Tuesday before he was arrested and later released - has today gone into hiding, while a massive community search to find the 19-year-old gets underway.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5096263/Police-body-search-Gaia-Pope.html#ixzz4yocQUwJR

So sorry to read this.
 
johnsmith99 said:
The family have asked for no more media releases at the moment

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Looks like they requested a embargo as it has just broke on BBC News. I understand the families distress of course but didn't know they had the power to do this in such a high profile and public interest case.
 
PaulR said:
Terrible news.

There's nothing in the article about how she died... johnsmith99 mentioned that the brushy areas in the photos could be on top of old collapsed mine shafts, hopefully we'll find out more soon.
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They found her in the fields close to where her clothes were found. If she ran away and headed up to the cliffs where she felt safe she may have been suffering from hypothermia as it was raining. That would explain why she took her clothes off. She may have walked a bit further down the hill before collapsing.
 
So sad to hear this. RIP beautiful Gaia.

Hopefully the autopsy will bring answers to the family.
 
What time was it today that Gaias dad thanked everyone for their search efforts? Sure it was after 3pm...

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