Victoria Taylor has been missing for three days (Image: Police handout)
Underwater search teams are looking a 34-year-old woman from North Yorkshire who has been missing for three days.
Victoria Taylor, 34, was last seen at her home in Malton at about 9am on Monday.
Members of the public have been told to expect to an increased police presence in the town.
Today, searches of the riverbanks will take place involving specialist underwater search team.
Inspector Leanne Anderson from North Yorkshire Police said: “There are a range of enquiries taking place to try and locate Victoria. This is still a missing person enquiry, and the focus of our activity is within the Malton/Norton area.
Urgent appeal to find missing Malton woman ?????? We are appealing for information which will help with our searches to find missing 34-year-old Victoria Taylor.Victoria was last seen at 9am yesterday at her home address in Malton. See our appeal here
— North Yorkshire Police (@NYorksPolice)
“Extensive searches will take place today and I would urge members of the public in the Malton/Norton areas to remain vigilant and report sightings or pass information to police immediately on 101 or 999.”
Victoria is white and approximately 5ft 6 in height.
She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black Adidas original puffa jacket with white stripes down the sleeves, a grey Jack Wills hooded jumper and was carrying a salmon or pink Vans backpack.
Any immediate sightings of Victoria should be reported to police on 999.
Anyone with information which will help with our search then please call 101 and quote reference 12240178710.
Police divers are searching the River Derwent (Image: Getty)
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