Rose Polge: Body found in search for missing junior doctor

Missing: Rose Polge has not been seen for two months
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Tom Marshall11 April 2016

A body has been found in the search for missing junior doctor Rose Polge.

Police believe the woman's body found off the coast of Dorset is that of the 25-year-old, who vanished two months ago.

Ms Polge, a doctor at Torbay Hospital in Torquay, Devon, has not been seen since February 12.

A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police are currently working on the belief that the body is that of 25-year old missing person Rose Polge, from Torquay.

"The family of Ms Polge are aware of this latest development."

The body was recovered from the sea east of Portland Headland in Dorset on April 1 but has not yet been formally identified, police said.

Dr Polge's car was discovered in a car park near Anstey's Cove in Torquay, a shingle beach backed by hillside with thick woodland, at 6pm on Friday February 12.

Police officers and divers, with the Coastguard, RNLI and Dartmoor search and rescue, have been involved in the hunt for her.

A hoodie found on the beach is understood to have been identified as belonging to Dr Polge.

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