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| Amber Peat: Body confirmed as missing 13-year-old girl | Amber Peat: Body confirmed as missing 13-year-old girl |
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| A body found in a Nottinghamshire town has been confirmed by police as missing 13-year-old Amber Peat. | A body found in a Nottinghamshire town has been confirmed by police as missing 13-year-old Amber Peat. |
| Amber disappeared from her home in Bosworth Street, Mansfield on Saturday, following a family holiday. | |
| Her body was discovered by police officers on Tuesday near some houses in Westfield Lane, about a mile from where she lived. | |
| Supt Matt McFarlane, who co-ordinated the search, said the cause of death was hanging. | Supt Matt McFarlane, who co-ordinated the search, said the cause of death was hanging. |
| Amber's death is not being treated as suspicious by police. | Amber's death is not being treated as suspicious by police. |
| 'Out of sight' | |
| Supt McFarlane said her body was found by two officers searching an area off Westfield Lane. | |
| He said in a statement the body was "out of sight" and would not have been apparent to anyone in the area nearby. | |
| An officer at the scene had earlier told the BBC the area had previously been searched. | |
| Supt McFarlane added: "Amber's mum and stepdad, Kelly and Danny [Peat], were touched by the amazing response of the local community, literally turning out in their hundreds to help search for Amber. | |
| "They paid tribute to their daughter saying 'We'll always remember Amber for her love of singing and dancing'. | |
| "She was never happier than reading to her younger sisters and being surrounded by her family. | |
| "We'll treasure the memories of our last family holiday together with our beautiful daughter and we will miss her always." | |
| Earlier, tributes were paid to the teenager. | Earlier, tributes were paid to the teenager. |
| Mike Smith, principal at Queen Elizabeth's Academy, said Amber was academically bright and had been a member of the school's choir. | |
| Rianna Richards, 12, laid flowers in memory of her friend. She said she had been sent home from school because she was so upset. | |
| "She was a nice person, she was funny," Rianna said. | |
| Mr and Mrs Peat said the family had just returned from a holiday in Cornwall when Amber went missing following an argument about a household chore. |