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Police searching for missing student Richard Okorogheye have said a body has been found in Epping Forest.
The body was discovered by Essex Police officers on Monday afternoon, 13 days after the 19-year-old went missing.
Inquiries are underway to identify the body. Richard s family are being supported by specially trained officers and kept updated with developments.
Officers remain at the scene and inquiries continue.
Mr Okorogheye, who has sickle cell disease, left his family home in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London on the evening of March 22, and was reported missing two days later.
He was last seen on CCTV in Loughton, Essex, in the early hours of Tuesday March 23, walking towards Epping Forest. Police divers had previously been seen in a body of water in the woodland.
Specialist police divers have now joined the search for a student who has been missing for almost two weeks. Richard Okorogheye, who has sickle cell disease, left his family home in the Ladbroke Grove area of west London on Monday March 22, and was reported missing two days later. The 19-year-old was last seen on CCTV in Loughton, Essex, in the early hours of Tuesday March 23, walking towards Epping Forest. Officers and police dogs have been.