Police revealed the 54-year-old, from Christchurch, was last seen on CCTV entering a Budgens store in March on January 28.

Detectives swiftly declared her disappearance as a "no-body" murder investigation who said she had "come to serious harm".

Forensic officers and a tent are currently in place at a field off Blue Lane, in Wimblington (Image: Supplied)

A specialist dive team from Nottinghamshire Police was drafted in to search the Sixteen Foot Drain, between Upwell and March, in February.

More than seven months since launching the investigation, detectives revealed on Friday (September 19) they had located

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