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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Family of missing Rachel Booth issue heartbreaking statement after 'devoted' mum's body found in lake
Family of missing Rachel Booth issue heartbreaking statement after 'devoted' mum's body found in lake The family of missing Rachel Booth have shared a heartbreaking tribute. A body found in a Cheshire lake has been formally identified as that of Rachel Booth, Cheshire Police confirmed this morning (July 22). Police shared the tragic update after her body was found at a watersports park in Oakmere on Monday. READ MORE: Trains cancelled in Manchester after ANOTHER bus crashes into a bridge READ MORE: Boy, 15, dies after crash on Greater Manchester estate Rachel, also known as Rachel Langley, was reported missing from the Barnton area of Northwich on Saturday by her family. The 38-year-old was captured on CCTV in the Sandiway Garage petrol station on the A556 at around 3.50am, with police believing she had then travelled to the Oakmere area. ADVERTISEMENT Never miss a story with the MEN's daily Catch Up newsletter - get it in your inbox by signing up here Following extensive appeals and searches in the area, she was tragically found dead at Wild Shore Delamere on Monday. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. Following her death, Rachel's family shared how her 'kindness was constant', saying: 'As a family we would also like to offer our sincere thanks and appreciation to all the services and business that supported Cheshire Police and their officers during the search for Rachel. 'Rachel, who was known to us as Helena, was a cherished member of our family. "She was a guiding light whose strengths love, and devotion touched us all. "Her kindness was constant and her presence a strength to everyone she knew, a loving mother, wife, daughter and sister who can never be replaced but always present in our hearts. ADVERTISEMENT 'Her absence leaves a space, but her smiles are a memory we will treasure for ever.' Rachel Booth was reported missing on Saturday after last being seen in the Barnton area of Northwich In a further statement issued today, a Cheshire Police spokesperson said: "A body found in a lake in Oakmere has been formally identified as that of Rachel Booth. "Rachel's family continue to be supported by specialist officers from Cheshire Police and they ask for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time." Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group HERE Police dogs assisted with the search for Rachel in Oakmere earlier this week. Cheshire Police previously stated there were not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding Rachel's death. A file has been prepared for the coroner, with an inquest likely to follow at a later date.
Daily Mail
7 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Ukrainian model, 20, found with horrific injuries in Dubai says CCTV of final moments before she blacked out 'has been erased' in cover-up
A Ukrainian OnlyFans model who went missing in Dubai and was later found severely injured on the side of the road has claimed that CCTV footage of her final moments before losing consciousness was erased by police in a cover-up. Maria Kovalchuk was discovered suffering from a broken spine and limbs back in March and spent time in hospital in a coma. The 20-year-old is now recovering in Norway and broke her silence in an interview which aired yesterday. Maria, who has undergone multiple surgeries and remains in a wheelchair, has no recollection of the violence she endured that led to her injuries, but she says the CCTV footage that captured her ordeal has been erased. 'Three months have passed - the police waited until the cameras were automatically wiped [after this period]', she claimed. 'Now there is no evidence'. Maria has also claimed that police made it 'very difficult for her to leave Dubai, and accused cops of withholding her passport. Additionally, the model blamed 'rich Russian kids' for her injuries, who she alleges abused her after a hotel party. Her friends expressed fears she had been kidnapped before she was found 10 days later in a critical condition The two men accused by Maria were briefly detained by police in Dubai - but only for one day. There appear to be no charges against them. Her terrifying ordeal unfolded when she missed a flight from Dubai to Thailand after she overslept, she says. While checking out of her hotel, she bumped into a wealthy Russian man she had met at a karaoke bar once before. After telling him about her situation, he invited her to stay in his room and told her they could fly to Thailand together in his private jet. The man was accompanied by three friends - a man and two women. 'We went up to the room. The guys were half-sober, they had just come from a party. And overall, everything went well throughout the day. We talked, discussed our trip to Thailand. 'I even called my mum, said that everything was fine, the guys were normal. I called in their presence, to be on the safe side. But things took dark turn the next day, when the men started to behave aggressively towards her, she says. She said that she bumped into a Russian man she had met at a karaoke bar once before and joined him and his friends before things took a dark turn 'They were drinking very strong alcohol, like whiskey. They started to tease me, like, why don't I drink. 'Then there were some aggressive pushes, they started to joke: 'You belong to us. We'll do whatever we want'.' 'I tried to take it as a joke, because it was really weird. 'They started behaving inappropriately, smashing bottles on the floor. 'After that, they took my personal belongings, which included my passport.' Maria added that the men had 'hinted' that they wanted to have sex with her, which she did not reciprocate. As things escalated, Maria tried to escape but said the men ultimately dragged her back into the room. When they stepped out onto the balcony, she managed to flee and hid at a nearby construction site. The men then found her and 'beat her', she said. 'I ran away. Then, already on the street, when I was, I didn't see them anymore, but I knew they were coming,' said Maria. 'I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building.' She had fled wearing only a hotel robe. 'I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall.' Maria had been missing for eight days after telling her friends she had been invited to a party at a hotel on March 9. On March 19, ten days after she disappeared, a battered and bloodied Maria was found dumped at a roadside in Dubai with her limbs and spine broken.
BBC News
8 hours ago
- BBC News
Mill Lane closed after body found in river in Little Paxton
A road has been closed after a woman's body was services were called to Mill Lane in Little Paxton, St Neots, at about 07:00 BST on Tuesday.A spokesperson from Cambridgeshire Police said the body of a woman they believed to be missing was found in a footbridge and the road over the River Great Ouse, near the Little Paxton Lock, were closed. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
News.com.au
11 hours ago
- News.com.au
Lili Greer on the trauma of not knowing where her missing mother is
The daughter of a missing woman believed to be murdered by her notorious bikie ex-boyfriend more than a decade ago is speaking out about devastating impact of losing someone who has vanished without a trace. Lili Greer was just 13 when her mother Tina, 32, went out to do the laundry and never came home. Now 27, Lili said her whole world was 'torn apart in a matter of hours', and has dedicated the years since her disappearance to giving her mum a voice. Tina Greer was last seen by her family at a Beechmont Rd home on January 18, 2012. She was intending to visit her abusive then boyfriend Les 'Grumpy' Sharman – a long-term member of the notorious Finks bikie gang. Sharman was considered a suspect in Ms Greer's disappearance and murder but was never interviewed by police, nor formally charged. He died in 2018 in a car crash. Determined to uncover the truth, Lili fought for an inquest, which found in December 2023 that her mum had likely died 'violently' at the hands of her now-dead boyfriend. 'My mum was my best friend. Our life was really complicated and was very difficult at moments but things were looking up for us — we'd gotten a new place and our life was heading into a new chapter,' Lili told 'And, unfortunately, her life was taken from her. 'She was an amazing, very resilient woman. She was so determined to have a great life.' While Lili knows what likely happened to Ms Greer, her mothers body has never been found, despite multiple searches of remote sections of the surrounding national park. 'I am one of the 'luckier' family members that has a missing loved one because I know that she's not alive,' she explained. 'But that doesn't change the fact I don't know where she is. I still live with that ambiguous loss.' Every year more than 56,000 people are reported to Australian police as missing, of those, 2700 are gone for more than 90 days and are classed as 'long-term'. Appearing on latest SBS Insight episode titled Gone Missing Lili explains the horrific impact on family members who have a loved one go missing, revealing many are forced to take on the role of advocate because they feel it's their job — something she said they shouldn't have to do. 'The hard thing about it — families with missing loved ones are still in it every day, it doesn't matter if it's a decade ago. It's the nature of ambiguous loss,' Lili said. 'It's a cycle of grief that's never ending. Just because time has past, it doesn't necessarily change the mental anguish that it causes.' The lasting impact on Lili has seen her forge a career out of helping other families of missing people, as she now works as a family liaison officer for the The Missed Foundation. The organisation was started by Loren O'Keeffe, the sister of long term missing person Daniel O'Keeffe, who went missing in 2011, prompting a nationwide search that ended in March 2016 with the devastating discovery of his suicide. The Missed Foundation was founded 18 months after Mr O'Keeffe went missing to highlight the gaps in support and help loved ones navigate the traumatic ordeal that is ambiguous loss. Lili said the issue is getting worse, estimating there has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of missing people in Australia since 2019. 'The numbers are continuing to rise and we have no commitment from the government, and the impact is lifelong if the loved one isn't found,' she told 'If they are found, it's never the outcome you hope for. 'I think we need to see significant investment in this space, because the impact on people's health — physically and mentally — and the communities.' She said, at a minimum, for every missing person at least 12 people are impacted by their disappearance, adding that the issue is so far reaching and so often overlooked. While there is support available, organisations such as The Missed Foundation need funding in order to keep helping people. This is where the government should step in, Lili said. She added that because going missing isn't a crime, it often means that families can't access support such as victims services — which provides psychological and financial assistance. Lili said she sat in this category until the coroner's report more than a decade after her mum's disappearance. 'Even just the time it takes — the administrative burden. People will quit their job in search for their missing loved one,' she said. 'It's so different for every person, but it's so difficult and it doesn't need to be this hard. For instance, if there is no death certificate you can't access their bank account. You're still getting their mail to your house. What do you do with their things? 'It's all these forgotten about traumas loved ones have to face. You can imagine how difficult it is when you're getting your loved one's mail to your house still, and you can't stop it and you have to go through an uphill battle to stop it.' She said when she used to seek professional help, many medical professionals aren't equipped to deal with it. Lili said the biggest takeaway from sharing her story on SBS Insight was learning that that 'missing' can mean different things. 'For instance, there is lost contact — which is when the person hasn't been reported as missing to police but the family has lost contact,' she said. 'But the experience of those who have a long term missing loved one is vastly different to the other categories that are discussed in the show.' For those wanting to help those struggling after a loved-one goes missing, she urged well-wishers to take caution, stating it's easy to cause damage during such a difficult time. 'I would encourage everyone to take a great deal of care and consideration when it comes to someone who has a missing loved one,' she said. For instance, Lili said she's regularly asked what she thinks happened to her mum, something that already keeps her up at night. She added speculation doesn't help.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Yahoo
Urgent police appeal to find schoolgirl, 14, missing for almost 24 hours
UPDATE: Police have said that Megan has now returned home safely. Police have launched an urgent appeal for help finding a 14-year-old girl from Neath Port Talbot who has been missing for almost 24 hours. Megan was last seen in Bosworth Road in Skewen on Sunday at around 2.20pm. She has been described by police as being 5ft 2in in height, with black hair as opposed to the blonde hair shown in the picture. She is believed to have been wearing a white top and jeans at the time of her disappearance. READ MORE: Former Tory MP appears in court charged with having false passport READ MORE: Man murdered couple and dumped their remains in suitcases Other identifiable features include two tattoos; one of a cross on her thumb, and one of a flower on her leg. Anyone with any information that could assist officers with their enquiries is asked to contact South Wales Police as a matter of urgency. Stay informed on everything Neath Port Talbot by signing up to our newsletter here A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: "Help us find Megan. Megan, 14, has been reported as missing. She was last seen yesterday afternoon, Sunday, July 20, at 2.30pm on Bosworth Road, Skewen. "She is around 5ft2 and now has black hair rather than the blonde hair shown in the picture. Megan was possibly wearing a white top and jeans. "She has a tattoo of flowers on her right leg and a tattoo of a cross on one of her thumbs. "Anyone who may have seen Megan, or who has information which will help us find her, is asked to contact us by one of the below means quoting occurrence number 2500231824. Live Chat Online Call 101 Information can also be given via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or their online form: Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. See our Privacy Notice
