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Police find body in search for missing woman

News imageLancashire Police Close-up portrait of Julie Foster: she has shoulder-length, wavy red hair and blue eyes. Glasses rest on top of the head, and she is wearing a dark vest top. Lancashire Police
Police said the body had been confirmed to be that of missing Julie Foster

Police have found the body of a woman after a three-day search.

Julie Foster, 63, was last been seen heading towards Shakespeare Street in Padiham on Thursday, Lancashire Police said.

The force said the body discovered in woodland off Burnley Road in Padiham has been confirmed to be Julie. Her loved ones have been informed and are being supported, it added.

Her death is not being treated as suspicious and police said a file would be passed to the coroner.

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