The search for a missing Colchester woman has been suspended after a woman's body was found in land around University of Essex this afternoon (January 6).
Police were searching for Aleasha Coan after she was first reported missing on Sunday (January 4).
The discovery was made in Wivenhoe Park at around 1.25pm.
Supt Steve Ditchburn, coordinating the searches said: "The body is yet to be formally identified but Aleasha's family have been updated and our search suspended."
Police will now be liaising with HM Coroner.
