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Missing Teenager Georgie Nolan Found Deceased in Wiltshire Canal Search

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Incident Overview

Georgie Nolan, 19, was reported missing on Saturday, October 24 after being last seen walking near The Barge Inn alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. Police described her as approximately 5 ft 4 in tall with multiple piercings. After three days of intensive searching, a body was located on Tuesday, October 27 in the same area. Formal identification has not yet been completed, but her family has been notified and is receiving specialist support.

SomersetLive

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Search Efforts and Community Involvement

Wiltshire Police, aided by Wiltshire Search and Rescue volunteers, conducted house-to-house enquiries, water-borne camera scans, and tow-path patrols along the canal. The operation also relied on appeals for CCTV, doorbell and other video footage from residents near the canal to trace Nolan’s movements in the early hours of October 24.

SomersetLive

Visual evidence

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Georgie, 19, has been missing for three days (Picture: Wiltshire Police)
Georgie, 19, has been missing for three days (Picture: Wiltshire Police)Photo: metro
Georgie, 19, was last seen walking alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal by The Barge Inn, early on Saturday morning.
Georgie, 19, was last seen walking alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal by The Barge Inn, early on Saturday morning.Photo: metro
Police had been searching along the canal towpath (Picture: Wiltshire Police)
Police had been searching along the canal towpath (Picture: Wiltshire Police)Photo: metro
Police are continuing to look for a missing young woman from Wiltshire. (Image: Wiltshire Police)
Police are continuing to look for a missing young woman from Wiltshire. (Image: Wiltshire Police)Photo: gazetteandherald

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Official Statements & Responses

The spokesperson added that identification will be undertaken in due course and that the family’s privacy is being respected. Police continue to treat the case as an ongoing enquiry.

Wiltshire Gazette & Herald

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Verbatim Quotes

  • “Searches have continued today, supported by volunteers from Wiltshire Search and Rescue, alongside house-to-house enquiries and other ongoing investigative activity. Article continues below” — Saturday, October 24 (Image: Bradford on Avon Police) They
SomersetLive
  • “We can confirm that a body was found this afternoon in the Bradford on Avon area during the search for missing teenager Georgie.” — Wiltshire Police spokesperson
Wiltshire Gazette & Herald

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Next Steps

Wiltshire Police will complete forensic identification of the body and maintain the investigation while providing ongoing support to Nolan’s family. The force has asked anyone with relevant footage or information to contact them on 101, quoting log 186 of 24 October.

SomersetLive