Police said a body was found in a 23-year-old runner who was searching for a 23-year-old runner who disappeared five days ago.
Jenny Hall, 23, left her home on Tuesday at Tow Law in County Durham.
Her red Ford focus was found parked on the B6278 between Egerston and Stanhope on Wednesday.
Durham police said a body was found in the “very remote Teesdale area” shortly after 9.30 a.m. Sunday.
CH Insp Dean Haythornthwaite said police have “increasingly focused” on Ms Hall since the report of disappearance and “explored all investigations, including dozens of inquiries from the public.”
The search includes police, mountain rescue teams, professional drones, Sniffer Dogs and HM Coastguard Air Desport, focusing on hamster forests and nearby running trails.
As we all know, the long-distance runner often travels through the Hamsterley Forest, which covers 4,942 acres.
“The biggest challenge in the region”
Rescue volunteer Peter Bell told the BBC that the area is a challenge in searching.
“The biggest challenge is the area scale itself. The terrain is muddy and rugged,” he said.
Hamsterley Forest was created by England in the 1920s, part of which was used for wood production. The area is also popular with walkers and cyclists.
Officials have conducted an “extensive search with expert partners” and worked around the clock to find Jenny shortly after disappearing after 3 p.m. on February 18, a spokesperson said.
They added that formal identification has not yet occurred and experts are currently supporting Ms. Hall’s family.
No suspicious circumstances are considered and files will be prepared for the coroner.
Digital intelligence officials also participated in extensive inquiries about Ms. Hall’s phone, smartwatch and running apps.
“Valid help”
The Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue teams searched with police and by Friday, 60 miles of paths and tracks had been covered.
They also searched for areas around which there are many running trails.
More than a dozen mountain rescue team members were summoned to search the area. On Saturday, a total of 7 drones, 10 mountain rescue dogs and more than 60 volunteers participated in the search.
Durham Police Department thanked experts Mountain Rescue Team for “strongly” searching for runners with officials on the ground, including Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team, Penrith Mountain Rescue Team and Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team.
A spokesperson for Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue team added: “I’m very grateful to local farmers and game administrators for their valuable assistance over the past two days, and also to the Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team Kirkby Stephen Mountain Mountain Rescue Team, Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team, Tyne Rescue Team and Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team. ”
