SEVERAL police vehicles have left the scene of a search operation near a cricket club after a body was found.

Officers searching the woods at Benfield Valley in Portslade, near the cricket club, say they have found a body they believe to be missing Amy Springer from Hove.

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The 20-year-old, who was described as vulnerable by police, had been missing from her home since Friday.

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Earlier today, eight police cars and two police vans arrived at Portslade Cricket Club and West Hove Sainsbury's and carried out a search in woods in the area.

The force said formal identification is yet to take place but "the body is very sadly believed to be that of Amy and her next of kin have been informed".

Police said there are no suspicious circumstances and the coroner's officer is continuing enquiries.

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