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| West Yorkshire police searching for missing girl find body in river | West Yorkshire police searching for missing girl find body in river |
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| Body found in river Calder in Halifax a few hours after Ursula Keogh, 11, was reported missing | Body found in river Calder in Halifax a few hours after Ursula Keogh, 11, was reported missing |
| Frances Perraudin North of England reporter | Frances Perraudin North of England reporter |
| Tue 23 Jan 2018 08.57 GMT | Tue 23 Jan 2018 08.57 GMT |
| Last modified on Tue 23 Jan 2018 09.46 GMT | |
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| Police looking for a missing 11-year-old have found the body of a young female in the river Calder in Halifax. | |
| West Yorkshire police issued an urgent appeal on Monday evening for information about the whereabouts of Ursula Keogh, who was reported missing at about 3.45pm. | |
| The force announced they had found a body later on Monday night. “Inquiries will remain ongoing to determine a cause of the death. However, at this stage, it is not believed there are any suspicious circumstances,” a statement read. | |
| “A formal identification will take place in the coming days and Ursula’s family have been informed of the discovery.” | “A formal identification will take place in the coming days and Ursula’s family have been informed of the discovery.” |
| The last sighting of Ursula was on North Bridge in Halifax at 3.30pm on Monday. The girl was described as being white, 5ft 3ins tall, slim and as having long hair. | |
| Police said she was last seen wearing a school uniform of dark blue blazer, grey skirt, black tights, black brogues and a black parka. | |
| Appealing for information on Monday evening, DI Laura Nield, of Halifax CID, said: “We have a number of searches ongoing to find Ursula, who is only 11, and are very concerned for her wellbeing. | |
| “Officers are currently concentrating searches around the North Bridge area and would like to speak to anyone who may have seen Ursula in the area or nearby this afternoon.” | “Officers are currently concentrating searches around the North Bridge area and would like to speak to anyone who may have seen Ursula in the area or nearby this afternoon.” |
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