Body of missing mum found in lake identified as Rachel Booth

A body found in the search for missing mum Rachel Booth has been formally identified as her.

The 38-year-old was last seen buying a bottle of wine and milk from a petrol station on Saturday morning.

The mum, who was married with three sons, was last seen at Sandiway Garage in Northwich, Cheshire, at 3.50am on July 19.

Her body was found in a lake in Oakmere, Cheshire, after two days of searches, police said.

A police spokesperson said today: ‘A body found in a lake in Oakmere has been formally identified as that of Rachel Booth.

‘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.’

The mum was described by neighbours as ‘one of the nicest people you could meet’.

Police previously said there were not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding Rachel’s death.

A file has been prepared for the coroner and an inquest will follow at a later date.

At the time of her disappearance, police dogs helped in the search for her earlier this week.

The Wild Shore Delamere water sports centre near Chester was closed later on Saturday, with several police cars and fire engines in attendance.

It said in a statement it was closed ‘due to ongoing police investigations in the surrounding area’.

The statement added: ‘This incident is unrelated to Wild Shore – however we wish to help as much as possible – so we will be closing the site until further notice.’

It is believed her belongings were found close to the lake and specialist divers were searching for her on Sunday.

On Monday two underwater search units arrived in the area next to the water park.

Drivers claimed they saw Rachel ‘between 12.30 am and 1.15 am’ walking in Minshull towards Crewe, adding: ‘It seemed quite a random part of the road to be thumbing a lift. I wondered about a broken down car too, but didn’t spot one anywhere.’

Rachel’s mum, Chrissie, said she believed the two sightings were real, and wrote on Facebook that her daughter had been wearing a yellow coat.

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