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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North Yorkshire Council has reassured residents and businesses that moving staff from Scarborough Town Hall to a new site on the outskirts will not damage town centre trade.
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The family of a forty-nine-year-old man who died following an incident at a pub in Whitby have released a heartbreaking tribute as police continue their investigation.
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