“AT LAST SHE WAS COMING HOME, BUT… —” Police reveal a heartbreaking update in the search for a 64-year-old woman who went missing more than three weeks ago, after a mysterious discovery was made in the river at Sutton Gault near Ely. 😔🚔

A BODY has been found in a river in the search for a missing woman who disappeared over three weeks ago.

Carol Hillier from Sandy, Bedfordshire, has been missing for more than 22 days after vanishing last month.

The 64-year-old was last seen near to The Old Anchor Pub in Sutton, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday, February 15 at around 11am.

On Sunday, police confirmed they had recovered a body from the river at Sutton Gault, near Ely in their search for Carol.

Carol’s family has been informed but formal identification is yet to take place.

Cops had previously been scouring water and green areas near where her silver Mercedes E Class was found parked.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said: “Police searching for missing woman Carol Hillier from Sandy in Bedfordshire recovered a body from the river at Sutton Gault yesterday (Sunday).

“Carol, 64, went missing on Sunday, 15 February near The Old Anchor pub off Bury Lane, Sutton, near Ely.

“Her family has been informed of this development, however, no formal identification has been carried out.”