A body discovered in marshland is believed to be that of Eren Wright, the 29-year-old bride-to-be who disappeared from her home in Lancashire almost two weeks ago. Police search teams found the body off the coast between Lytham and Warton at around 3.30pm on Thursday, November 12.
Discovery during search for missing woman
Wright was last seen on Tuesday, October 27, after vanishing from her home in Lytham. Lancashire Police have confirmed that formal identification has not yet taken place, but officers believe the body is hers. Her loved ones have been informed and are being supported.
The force confirmed her death is not being treated as suspicious and said a file would be passed to HM Coroner.
Police statement and appeal
In a statement, a police spokesperson said: “Many of you will have heard about missing Eren Wright, and our enquiries to locate her. At around 3:30pm yesterday police search teams located a body in marshland off the coast between Lytham and Warton. Whilst formal identification has not yet taken place, we do believe it to be Eren.”
The spokesperson added: “Her loved ones have been informed and are being supported. Our thoughts are with them at this devastating time. Eren’s death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed in due course to HM Coroner.”
Last movements and CCTV footage
Wright was reported missing by her fiance, Silas O’Carroll Pond, on the day she disappeared. She was last captured on CCTV at around 10.30am on October 27 on Clifton Drive South, near its junction with St Anne’s Road West. Investigators believe she then travelled towards Lytham town centre before catching a bus to St Annes.
Footage released by police showed her walking along a road wearing a light olive-green hoodie, wide-leg trousers and carrying a black bag. Officers also believed she may have travelled to the Fairhaven Lake area, between Lytham and St Annes, where she could have been from around 5.30pm.
Police have appealed for people to respect the privacy of Eren’s family and friends as they come to terms with the news. The spokesperson added: “We ask that you respect that Eren’s loved ones have just been given some of the worst news imaginable so please refrain from speculating online or otherwise.”
