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| Jenny Hall: Body found in forest search for missing Tow Law runner | Jenny Hall: Body found in forest search for missing Tow Law runner |
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| Jenny Hall went missing five days ago | |
| A body has been found in a forest search for a runner who went missing five days ago, police said. | A body has been found in a forest search for a runner who went missing five days ago, police said. |
| Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home at Barracks Farm, Tow Law, County Durham, on Tuesday, just after 15:00 GMT. | Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home at Barracks Farm, Tow Law, County Durham, on Tuesday, just after 15:00 GMT. |
| Her red Ford Focus was found parked on the B6278 between Eggleston and Stanhope on Wednesday. | Her red Ford Focus was found parked on the B6278 between Eggleston and Stanhope on Wednesday. |
| Durham Police said the body had been found in a "very remote area of Teesdale" shortly after 09:30 GMT on Sunday. | |
| Formal identification has yet to take place but Ms Hall's family have been informed. | Formal identification has yet to take place but Ms Hall's family have been informed. |
| The force said it was not treating her death as suspicious and a file was being prepared for the coroner. | The force said it was not treating her death as suspicious and a file was being prepared for the coroner. |
| The terrain in Hamsterley Forest has been described as muddy and boggy | The terrain in Hamsterley Forest has been described as muddy and boggy |
| Mountain rescue teams have been searching for Ms Hall since Tuesday. | Mountain rescue teams have been searching for Ms Hall since Tuesday. |
| Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team led the search alongside the police and by Friday had covered 60 miles (97km) of paths and tracks. | Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team led the search alongside the police and by Friday had covered 60 miles (97km) of paths and tracks. |
| More than a dozen mountain rescue team members took part and on Saturday seven drones, 10 mountain rescue dogs and more than 60 volunteers took part. | More than a dozen mountain rescue team members took part and on Saturday seven drones, 10 mountain rescue dogs and more than 60 volunteers took part. |
| Ms Hall was a keen long distance runner and was known to run through Hamsterley Forest, which is the largest in the county and spans 4,942 acres (2,000ha). | Ms Hall was a keen long distance runner and was known to run through Hamsterley Forest, which is the largest in the county and spans 4,942 acres (2,000ha). |
| Earlier this week, rescue volunteer Peter Bell said the area was difficult to search. | Earlier this week, rescue volunteer Peter Bell said the area was difficult to search. |
| "The biggest challenge is the area size itself and the terrain," he said. | "The biggest challenge is the area size itself and the terrain," he said. |
| "The terrain is muddy and boggy." | "The terrain is muddy and boggy." |
| Durham Police thanked the mountain rescue teams which had been working alongside officers on the ground. | Durham Police thanked the mountain rescue teams which had been working alongside officers on the ground. |
| The force also thanked the public for their help in sharing their appeal. | The force also thanked the public for their help in sharing their appeal. |
| Visitors to the forest had been asked to give officers space and to not to disturb the area while the search was ongoing. | Visitors to the forest had been asked to give officers space and to not to disturb the area while the search was ongoing. |
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