Police divers search river for missing Victoria Taylor last seen three days ago

Police divers have been searching a river in North Yorkshire for a missing woman who was last seen three days ago.

Victoria Taylor was last seen at her home in Malton at 9am on Monday - prompting a huge search operation to find her.

The 34-year-old, who is originally from Huddersfield, is described as a white woman who is approximately 5ft 6-inches in height. When Victoria was last seen she was wearing blue jeans, a black Adidas original puffa jacket with white stripes down the sleeves and a grey Jack Wills hooded jumper.

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In an update North Yorkshire police said there will be an increased presence of officers in Malton as they carry out searches of the River Derwent.

They said a specialist underwater search team would be looking along the banks.

Inspector Leanne Anderson from North Yorkshire Police said: “There are a range of enquiries taking place to try and locate Victoria.

“This is still a missing person enquiry, and the focus of our activity is within the Malton / Norton area.

“Extensive searches will take place today and I would urge members of the public in the Malton / Norton areas to remain vigilant and report sightings or pass information to police immediately.”

Any immediate sightings of Victoria should be reported to police on 999. If you have any information which will help with our search then please call 101 and quote reference 12240178710.