Police have confirmed that a body found in a lake in Cheshire is missing mother-of-three Rachel Booth after she vanished during an morning run.
Cheshire Constabulary deployed sniffer dogs and diving squads to find the 38-year-old, who was last spotted at a convenience store on Saturday at around 4am.
On Monday, the force confirmed a body was found in a lake in Oakmere after a frantic search for Booth was launched.
It has now been confirmed to be the body of Booth after formal identification took place, a spokesman said.
Cheshire Police added: "Rachel's family continue to be supported by specialist officers from Cheshire Police and they ask for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time.
"We are liaising with the family to see if they wish to issue a tribute and any update will be supplied in due course."
Police said there were not believed to be any suspicious circumstances, adding that a file would be prepared for the coroner.
Barnton, from nearby Northwich, was described by neighbours as '”one of the nicest people you could meet”.
She was last seen on Saturday at 3.50am going into a Shell petrol station on the A556 in Sandiway, around seven miles from her home.
Later that day, officers closed off the Wild Shore Delamere water sports centre, with several police cars and fire engines in attendance.
At the time of her disappearance, Barnton was wearing black leggings and a black top. Her belongings are believed to have been found close to the centre's lake.
