The body of a woman has washed up on a Suffolk beach, with the parents of a missing 23-year-old told of the discovery.
Suffolk Police said that the parents of Chelsie Dack, who last month vanished from her home in the seaside town of Gorleston in Norfolk, have been informed.
The force said that a member of the public called police at 8pm on Monday after finding the body at Sizewell in Suffolk.
A post-mortem examination to establish the identity of the woman has yet to take place.
The cause of death is currently being treated as unexplained but is not believed to be suspicious, police said.
The coroner's office has been informed.
Estate agent Miss Dack was reported missing at 3am on April 20.
Norfolk Police said CCTV footage showed her walking towards Gorleston pier, where her mobile phone was found by a member of the public later that morning.
Police said the "most likely scenario" was that she entered the water.
Sizewell is around 30 miles along the coast from Gorleston.
A Facebook post, shared by Chelsie's mother Dawn Howell at the time of her daughter's disappearance, said it is "strongly believed Chelsie has taken her own life".
A Norfolk Police statement said: "Police can confirm that the body of a woman has been discovered on Sizewell beach in Suffolk.
"Officers received a call from a member of the public yesterday evening at about 8pm to a report of a body that appeared to have washed up on the beach.
"A post-mortem examination will take place in due course to establish the identity of the woman and the cause of death which is currently being treated as unexplained but not believed to be suspicious. The coroner's office has been informed.
"The parents of Chelsie Dack, a missing 23 year old from Gorleston in Norfolk, have been informed of this development."
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