Police in the UK searching for missing teenager Gaia Pope have discovered a body.
The young woman went missing on Tuesday, November 7 from her home coastal town of Swanage in England.
Three people from the same family have been arrested in relation to her disappearance but all were later released.
Hundreds have been involved in her search over the last 11 days.
Body found in search for Gaia Pope https://t.co/KXJYzg0GT1 pic.twitter.com/KcyBUjlA2i
— Dorset Echo (@Dorsetecho) November 18, 2017
Her father, Richard Sutherland, said to those helping search for his daughter on Saturday: “I just want to say a massive thank you for coming out. It is very heart warming and the support gives us a lot of hope.”
The campaign to find the student was supported by a massive social media drive which garnered significant traction. Hundreds of missing person posters have also been distributed across the UK.
On Friday, Ms Pope’s mother, Natasha, said she has not given up hope her daughter will be found alive, stating: “I believe miracles can happen.”
