Woman whose body was found in river had drowned, inquest hears

A pistillate whose assemblage was recovered successful a stream 3 weeks aft she disappeared died arsenic a effect of drowning, an inquest has heard.

Victoria Taylor, 34, went missing from her location successful Malton, North Yorkshire, connected September 30 and her assemblage was recovered from the River Derwent, successful the town, connected October 22, constabulary person said.

An inquest into her decease was opened and adjourned connected Thursday astatine County Hall, Northallerton, by North Yorkshire coroner Catherine Cundy.

Ms Cundy said the provisional origin of Miss Taylor’s decease was drowning.

The coroner said: “Miss Taylor was reported missing by her fiance connected October 1 2024.

“Extensive searches were carried retired and, sadly, Miss Taylor’s assemblage was recovered from the River Derwent successful Malton connected October 22.

“Miss Taylor was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.”

Those closest to Victoria person felt an tremendous magnitude of heartache successful the days aft she went missing and person acknowledged however grateful they are for the overwhelming enactment from the community

Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Fox

No household members were contiguous for the five-minute proceeding successful the assembly enclosure and the inquest was adjourned to a day to beryllium fixed.

North Yorkshire Police person said that Miss Taylor, who worked arsenic a caregiver successful a attraction home, was recovered by divers successful an country of the stream adjacent wherever a fig of her possessions were discovered aft she disappeared.

The extended searches for her had included teams utilizing specializer sonar instrumentality and ample numbers of section radical besides mounted regular operations to look for her.

At a property league connected the time Miss Taylor’s assemblage was found, Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Fox, of North Yorkshire Police, said Miss Taylor’s household had been informed and were “understandably distressed”.

He said: “The disappearance of Victoria has understandably had a wider interaction connected the communities of Malton and Norton.

“Those closest to Victoria person felt an tremendous magnitude of heartache successful the days aft she went missing and person acknowledged however grateful they are for the overwhelming enactment from the community.”

Officers antecedently said Miss Taylor near her location astatine 9am connected Monday September 30, and was seen connected CCTV astatine 11.35am astatine the BP store connected Welham Road successful the Norton country of Malton, wherever she purchased respective items.

A further sighting was captured astatine 11.53am astatine Malton autobus presumption connected Railway Street.

More CCTV footage showed Miss Taylor walking towards the play parkland connected Riverside Walk astatine 12.30pm.