Body found in Devon car park in search for missing woman

Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death

A body was found in Riverside Car Park this morning
Author: James DiamondPublished 19th Aug 2022
Last updated 19th Aug 2022

A body has been found within a car at a Devon car park, in the search for a missing woman from Chillaton.

Devon and Cornwall Police say the discovery was made at Riverside Car Park in Tavistock at around 11:40am this morning (August 19).

The family of 82-year-old Judith Pritchard have been told, who had last been seen on Wednesday afternoon in the Chillaton area.

An appeal for help to find her first went out this morning.

A cordon has been set up at the scene while officers investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.

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