Police have confirmed the formal identification of 34-year-old Victoria Taylor, from Norton, Malton, following the recovery of a body from the River Derwent at 11.45am on Tuesday.
A post-mortem examination has also been completed.
A file is being prepared for the Coroner for an inquest in due course.
Victoria’s family have been informed about the update.
Police say their thoughts remain with them and ask that their privacy is respected.
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Alison Hume, the Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby, has brought the plight of a local constituent to the House of Commons, highlighting what she describes as a "living nightmare" for residents in the park home industry.
Big Bear Bikes in Pickering has been named the first recipient of the national Local Bike Shop Week Award after securing nearly half of the public vote.
A sapling grown from the iconic felled Sycamore Gap tree has been planted at Danby Lodge National Park Centre near Whitby.
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