A body has been found in the hunt for a missing woman who was last seen getting into a taxi as her location tracker ‘suddenly turned off’ her phone.
Lacey Lake, 24, was last spotted in the grey Mercedes as she left Stonehouse, Plymouth on Friday evening.
Devon and Cornwall Police today said that they had found the body of a woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death is being treated as unexplained but they do not currently believe it is suspicious.
Formal identification has not yet been carried out but her heartbroken family have been informed.
In a statement, Devon and Cornwall Police said: ‘Police searching for a missing woman from Plymouth have today, 7 January, located the body of a female.
And taking to social media, relatives have paid tribute to a girl who was ‘loved beyond words’.
Her aunt Sara French 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.
Lacey Lake, 24, was last spotted in the grey Mercedes as she left Stonehouse, Plymouth on Friday evening
Devon and Cornwall Police today said that they had found the body of a woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene
The death is being treated as unexplained but they do not currently believe it is suspicious
‘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’
‘Officers were called around 1.20pm following concerns for the welfare of the woman in Linton Close, Tamerton Foliot.
‘Paramedics attended but the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.
‘The death is being treated as unexplained although not currently believed suspicious.
‘The family of 24-year-old Lacey Lake who was reported missing on Monday 6 January have been informed.
‘Formal identification has yet to be carried out.’
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