Rosie Johnson: Body found during search for missing woman on Isle of Wight

Rosie Johnson, aged 22, was last seen at Little Canada Activity Centre in Wootton on Sunday (Picture: HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY)

A body has been found during the search for missing zoology graduate Rosie Johnson on the Isle of Wight.

The body has not yet been formally identified but Ms Johnson's family have been informed of the development.

Hampshire Constabulary said in a statement: "Officers searching for missing Rosie Johnson on the Isle of Wight have found a body of a woman.

"Formal identification procedures are ongoing but Rosie's next of kin have been made aware of the discovery.

"At this stage, the death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner."

Rosie Johnson, 22, went missing on Sunday evening (Hampshire Constabulary)

Ms Johnson, from Glasgow, was last seen on Sunday evening at PGL Little Canada activity centre in Wootton, where she worked.

The 22-year-old's family is being supported by Hampshire Constabulary.

Ms Johnson is the niece of Daniel Johnson, Scottish Labour MSP for Edinburgh Southern, who previously tweeted an appeal after she went missing.

Police officers and volunteers from Isle of Wight Search and Rescue, Hampshire Search and Rescue and the Coastguard have been searching in and around Wootton Creek.