Body found in search for woman, 44, missing since June

A assemblage has been recovered successful the hunt for a pistillate missing from Barnsley since June.

It’s been astir 3 months since Claire Driver, 44, was past seen astatine the Silkstone Lane and Bull Haw Lane junction, successful Silkstone, South Yorkshire, connected June 24.

Woods, religion grounds and historical memorials she was known to sojourn became a absorption for hunt efforts arsenic friends grew progressively acrophobic for her welfare.

This morning, constabulary recovered a assemblage they judge is Claire successful the Silkstone country of Barnsely.

Formal recognition is yet to instrumentality place.

In a connection shared connected X this afternoon, constabulary said: ‘Her household has been informed. Thank you to everyone who shared our appeals.’

Missing posters had been erected and hunt dogs had been deployed successful an effort to find Claire.

In the days earlier she disappeared, oculus witnesses and CCTV had seen her successful Barnsley and the adjacent country of Stainborough.

She was besides spotted on the High Street successful the colony of Silkstone the erstwhile day.

In July, Chief Inspector John Mallows said: ‘I americium moved by the enactment from Claire’s assemblage arsenic we proceed our hunt for her.

‘Our appeals person been shared thousands of times connected societal media, with galore radical besides commenting words of support.

‘We person besides received tons of accusation from members of the nationalist to study suspected sightings, and different information.’

By August, however, constabulary admitted they had tally retired of leads.

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