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| There were no injuries to suggest "any other person was involved" in the death of missing teenager Gaia Pope, police have said. | There were no injuries to suggest "any other person was involved" in the death of missing teenager Gaia Pope, police have said. |
| The 19-year-old's body was found on Saturday in a field near Swanage, 11 days after she was last seen. | The 19-year-old's body was found on Saturday in a field near Swanage, 11 days after she was last seen. |
| Dorset Police is treating her death as "unexplained" pending toxicology results. | |
| Three people were arrested on suspicion of murder as part of the investigation and released under investigation. | |
| Det Supt Paul Kessell said: "The post-mortem examination has not identified any injuries to suggest any other person was involved in her death. | |
| "The cause of death is undetermined, pending toxicology. The coroner is involved in the oversight of these examinations but at this time this remains an investigation into an unexplained death." | |
| Miss Pope, who had severe epilepsy, had not been seen since 7 November. | |
| Her disappearance prompted a massive campaign from family and friends who spent days scouring the town. | |
| 'I am heartbroken' | |
| Items of clothing she was wearing on the day she went missing were found on Thursday, close to where her remains were found near a coastal path. | |
| Police thanked volunteers for their help in searching for the teenager, but have asked people to stay away from the site due to safety concerns. | |
| Det Supt Kessell added: "I reiterate this area is steep and slippery in an exposed area close to sea cliffs. The area is covered in dense undergrowth and gorse and can present a hazard. | |
| "The area where the body was located is likely to remain cordoned off for some time while forensic examinations and searches are concluded." | |
| Earlier, Miss Pope's twin sister, Maya, spoke of her heartbreak and vowed to "make her [sister] so proud". | |
| On Facebook, she added: "Can't find any words right now. Gaia is my everything and I am heartbroken. I thank everyone who was involved in searching for my beautiful twin." | |
| Her elder sister, Clara Pope-Sutherland, said the 19-year-old was the "light of my life" and "intelligent, beautiful and emotionally wise". |