Body found in search for woman who went missing almost a week ago

A body has been found in search for a missing 49-year-old woman in Wales.

Joanne Jones went missing from her home in Pontypridd last Monday.

The 49-year-old was last seen at about 9.45am in Vale Gardens, Pontypridd, which is around 12 miles northwest of Cardiff.

Locals joined officers to help search for her along the route towards the Llandwonno Forest area which was being scoured by specialist police officers and dogs, according to WalesOnline.

Now the South Wales Police has confirmed that the body found yesterday has been identified as Joanne.

The force said her death is not being treated as suspicious.

Detective Chief Inspector Emma Hampton said: ‘I want to express my sympathies to Joanne’s family at what is a very sad time for them. 

‘I also want to thank our emergency services colleagues and members of the public who assisted in our search effort over the last week.

‘I can also confirm that we are not treating Joanne’s death as suspicious.’

The force said her family ‘expressed their gratitude to all the agencies and members of the local community’ who helped in the search.

‘They now request privacy so they can begin to come to terms with their loss.’

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