Body of missing Derbyshire woman located after search involving police and mountain rescue teams
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At 9.30am on Monday, January 6, the Kinder Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) were asked to assist Derbyshire Police with their search for a woman missing from her home in New Mills.
A KMRT spokesperson said: “We deployed team members on foot, a combined Kinder MRT and Glossop Mountain Rescue Team water team, a Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England search dog and a Buxton Mountain Rescue Team drone. We searched the Sett Valley from Thornsett to Waterside at Hague Bar.
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Hide Ad“Sadly, we located the lady deceased in the river at Waterside. Our water team were able to evacuate her and hand her over to the police.


“This was a terrible tragedy and our condolences go out to the lady’s family and friends.”
The KMRT is staffed by volunteers who give their time free of charge and is funded entirely by public donations – you can donate to support their work here.
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