Northern Ireland

Body recovered by police searching for missing east Belfast woman Sarah Gibson

Sara Gibson has brown hair, is of slim build and walks with a slight limp
Sarah Gibson, who was last seen in east Belfast on January 12. (maeve-2020)

Police searching for missing woman Sarah Gibson have recovered a body from water in east Belfast.

The discovery was made on Monday evening in the Linen Gardens area of the city.

Ms Gibson (38), was last seen in the Orby Gardens area of east Belfast at around 3.45pm on Friday January 12.

An appeal was made for information by police on Sunday, who said they were becoming “increasingly concerned for her welfare”.



In a short statement on Monday, a PSNI spokesperson said: “Police investigating missing person Sarah Gibson have recovered a body from water in the Linen Gardens area of east Belfast this evening, Monday 15th January. This is being treated as a sudden death and there are no further details.”