Body Found in Grand Union Canal
Police yet to confirm if it is missing teenager Alice Gross
Police investigating the disappearance of 14-year-old Alice Gross have found a body.
Divers started a search of the Grand Union Canal this week after CCTV showed that Alice walked along the towpath on the afternoon of the day she disappeared (Thursday 28th August). Her purple rucksack, which she was pictured carrying on the CCTV footage, was found by the canal on Tuesday 2nd September.
Police divers search canal
A huge campaign has been underway to find the talented Brentside student - many local residents from Hanwell and Ealing have been involved conducting poster and social media appeals.
Her mother revealed the teenager had recently been diagnosed with anorexia and her family made emotional pleas for her to return home.
The police have not yet confirmed the identity of the body but Alice's family have been informed of the discovery.
The Grand Union Canal between Hanwell and Brentford is an engineered part of the River Brent which flows into the Thames and is semi-tidal.
4th September 2014
