A MUM whose assemblage was discovered successful a stream 3 weeks aft she vanished died arsenic a effect of drowning, an inquest heard.
Victoria Taylor, 34, disappeared from her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, astatine astir 9am connected September 30.
Police launched a immense hunt for the bride-to-be aft her idiosyncratic belongings were recovered adjacent to the River Derwent.
Officers confirmed a body was found by underwater hunt teams astatine connected October 22 adjacent to wherever her possessions were found.
An inquest heard contiguous however Victoria's provisional origin of decease was fixed arsenic drowning.
Area coroner for York and North Yorkshire Catherine Cundy told the court she was reported missing by her fiancé Matthew connected October 1.
She added: "Extensive searches were carried retired and sadly Miss Taylor’s assemblage was recovered from the River Derwent connected 22nd October.
"She was pronounced dormant astatine the scene."
Ms Cundy besides told the inquest, which was not attended by Victoria's family, that the mum worked arsenic a caregiver successful a attraction home.
The coroner adjourned the afloat proceeding for a day to beryllium set.
The nurse, who was mum to a two-year-old daughter, vanished portion heading towards a room connected Commercial Street successful Malton.
A CCTV representation aboriginal showed Victoria hidden nether a camouflage baseball cap astatine a BP garage astir half-a-mile away.
Victoria was besides seen connected camera arsenic she passed Malton autobus presumption and a children's play parkland astatine 11.53am.
Her past sighting was astatine 12.30pm arsenic she walked towards the play parkland earlier heading to a way on the water.
Police concentrated their hunt connected the stream aft confirming a "number of idiosyncratic possessions" belonging to Victoria had been recovered adjacent the water.
Drones were utilized to hunt the country from above, portion a specializer underwater portion was besides drafted successful to assistance with the hunt.
Officers besides utilized blase sonar technology to scan the stream furniture arsenic the hunt ramped up.
A Facebook group was besides acceptable up to assistance find Victoria arsenic locals enactment up missing posters astir the area.
Her fiancé Matthew Williams updated his Facebook illustration representation to a touching achromatic and achromatic snap of the pair.
He aboriginal issued a heartbreaking plea, saying: "I anticipation she comes backmost safely".
The mates had precocious returned location aft enjoying their archetypal vacation unneurotic successful Majorca.