Police searching for a missing teenager have found a body.
Earlier today (Wednesday) a senior detective issued an urgent appeal for help to trace Imogen Tothill.
She vanished yesterday and was reported missing after failing to return to her home in Holmes Chapel.
But the search has ended in tragedy after a body was found about four miles from her home in a woodland in a village near Middlewich.
In a statement Cheshire Constabulary said: "Officers searching for a missing teenage girl from Holmes Chapel have sadly found a body.
"The body was discovered in a wooded area near to Ravenscroft earlier today, Wednesday 9 February.
"Formal identification has not yet taken place, but it is believed to be that of missing teenager Imogen Tothill.
"Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
"Her death is not believed to be suspicious and a case file will be prepared for the coroner. Our thoughts are with Imogen’s family at this difficult time."
Imogen had last been seen wearing a black hoody and dark trousers; she was also carrying a black rucksack.
Earlier today Detective Chief Inspector David Moores said officers have been searching for Imogen throughout the night.
He had described her disappearance as “totally out of character".
