The fiancé of a bride-to-be whose body was found after she disappeared from home has thanked people for their "outpouring of love" following a weeks-long search. Lancashire Constabulary confirmed on Friday that Eren Wright, 29, who was reported missing from her home in Lytham St Annes on October 27, had been found in marshland off the coast between Lytham and Warton.
Discovery and Police Statement
Eren was last seen on Clifton Drive South at the junction with St Anne's Road West in the Fylde area. Her phone had been switched off and her bank accounts were completely empty. Her fiancé, Silas O'Carroll Pond, reported her missing and said her phone last pinged at around 5.30pm on the day of her disappearance in Birkdale.
Formal identification has not taken place but police believe the body to be Eren. Her death is not being treated as suspicious, police said. 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."
Fiancé's Tribute
In a public social media post today, Saturday, Silas thanked people who had tried to help find Eren and said he was now working out how to move forward without her. He said: "[I] just want to say thank you to all who assisted in trying to find Eren and who have reached out to me and the family, the outpouring of love for her from people who knew her or knew her in passing has meant the world."
He added: "Eren was and is the most important person to ever enter my life and her memory will be carried on with love and devotion. To all those who have messaged me privately, thank you for doing so, I am not being ignorant in not replying, I just don't have the capacity to do much talking right now."
Appeal for Privacy
The police spokesperson said: "Whilst formal identification has not yet taken place, we do believe it to be Eren. 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."
The spokesperson added: "Over the last couple of weeks, we have told you about Eren and asked for your help to find her. Your support, and the passing of information or assistance with CCTV enquiries has been very much appreciated and has helped us in our enquiries to find Eren. We are really sorry to be bringing you this update today – this is not the outcome any of us wanted to share. We know that this has prompted a lot of discussion online, and people have understandably been concerned about Eren. 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."
