Body identified as missing teenager
LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) The body of a woman found near a railway line in Essex was formally identified today as that of missing teenager Natasha Coombs, police said.
The 17-year-old, of Dovercourt, Essex, vanished after boarding a late night train from Ipswich on July 27 after a night out with friends.
Her body was discovered on Friday in undergrowth near Manningtree station after a train driver reported it to the police.
A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was ''unascertained, but consistent with a train strike'', an Essex Police spokeswoman said.
Police found clothing, a mobile phone and handbag in the area matching those of the missing girl.
''There is nothing to suggest any criminal activity at all and it is now a matter for the coroner,'' the police spokeswoman said.
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