04/03/2014

Megan Roberts Body Found In River

The body of 20-year-old student, Megan Roberts, has been found in a river.

The body was found in the River Ouse after a pedestrian reported a sighting on Sunday afternoon in the Ouse, near a pub in Acaster Malbis, five miles south of York where she was studying.

Megan, who studied at York St John University disappeared during a night out with her friends six weeks ago.

Police believe Miss Roberts became separated from friends while drunk and fell into the river, near Lendal Bridge.

The young woman from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, was last seen on CCTV on the corner of Rougier Street and Lendal Bridge at about 2.20am on January 23.

(CVS/CD)

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