Vanessa Ford: Body on train tracks linked to search for missing woman

Vanessa Ford was reported missing on Saturday

A body found on train tracks in north London has been linked to the police search for a missing woman.

Vanessa Ford was reported missing on Saturday and a search has been under way since then.

The body was discovered on the tracks between Dalston Kingsland and Hackney Central on Saturday, according to a police spokesperson.

The body has not been formally identified but Ms Ford's family has been informed.

Ms Ford was last seen near Richmond Road in Hackney at 11:00 BST on Saturday.

Officers were called to the line close to Dalston Kingsland at 11:49, the British Transport Police (BTP) said.

A BTP spokesperson added: "Paramedics also attended however sadly [someone] was pronounced dead at the scene."

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

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