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Caroline Everest: Body found in hunt for missing student

The body of a woman has been found in a river by police searching for missing Sheffield student Caroline Everest.

The 18-year-old has been missing since early on Sunday morning, when she was last seen at a nightclub in the city centre.

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Body found in search for missing student Caroline Everest

Caroline Everest was last seen at a nightclub on Sunday morning. Credit: Police handout

The body of a woman has been found in a river by police searching for missing student Caroline Everest.

The 18-year-old has been missing since early on Sunday morning, when she was last seen at a nightclub in Sheffield.

"Officers searching the area this morning found the body of a woman in a river in Summerfield Street, at the bottom of Ecclesall Road, at around 3.45am," a South Yorkshire Police spokesman said.

"She has not yet been formally identified, but police believe it to be Caroline Everest. Her family has been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers."

Officers are still trying to establish the circumstances surrounding her death.

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