A missing mother who was found dead after being pulled out of the sea at a Cornish beauty spot has been pictured for the first time.
Roxanne Roberts, 41, was last spotted on Saturday morning prompting police to release a missing persons appeal.
She was reported missing from the Bedruthan Steps, a scenic coastal road between padstow and Newquay, Cornwall.
The mother was described as being ‘of thin build, with black and purple hair and 5ft 9ins tall’ in the appeal.
But on Sunday at around midday a body thought to be hers was dredged out of the sea at Portreath, nine minutes’ drive from where she was last spotted.
Paramedics rushed to the scene at 12.35pm.
Ms Roberts’s death is currently not being treated as suspicious with a file being prepared for the coroner.
Formal identification has yet to take place.
Roxanne Roberts, a missing mother found dead after being pulled out of the sea at a Cornish beauty spot, has been pictured for the first time
She was last spotted on Saturday morning prompting police to release a missing persons appeal
On Sunday at around midday a body thought to be hers was dredged out of the sea at Bedruthan Steps, a scenic coastal stretch between padstow and Newquay, Cornwall., nine minutes’ drive from where she was last spotted (Pictured: emergency services at the scene)
Crowds of people watching emergency services rush to Bedruthan Steps on Sunday afternoon
Her son posted on Facebook: ‘I love you mum, I literally don’t know what to say. I still can’t process this.’
Shortly after her body was found, another was pulled out of the water off Porthcothan beach.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: ‘The body of a woman has been located in in the area of Diggory’s Island and Bedruthan Steps on Sunday 10 August.
‘Her death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file is being prepared for the coroner. Formal identification is due to take place.
‘The family of Roxanne Roberts nee Bygraves, 41, from the Porthtowan area, who was reported missing on Saturday 9 August, have been made aware.’
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: ‘We were called at 12:19hrs on Sunday 10 August to an incident in Portreath.
‘We sent three double-crewed land ambulances, an air ambulance, and an operations officer to the scene.’
