The 19-year-old had not been seen since she vanished from the Swanage area in Dorset on the afternoon of 7 November. The discovery of the body was made on land south of the town as more than 100 people including police, coastguard, the fire brigade and Dorset search and rescue joined the search to to look for her. Det Supt Paul Kessell, of Dorset police’s major crime investigation team, said the body was found at around 3pm. “Although the body has yet to be formally identified, we are confident that we have found Gaia. She was said to be wearing a red checked shirt with white buttons, grey and white woven leggings and white trainers.

Source: The Guardian November 18, 2017 20:15 UTC