Body found in Cardiff Bay in search for missing woman

Officers had been appealing for information after Zahooran Begum was last seen on Saturday, 2 March. Credit: South Wales Police/Family Photo

A body has been found in Cardiff Bay in the search for a missing woman, police have confirmed.

Officers were called to the barrage between Cardiff Bay and Penarth at 11.20am on Wednesday, 6 March.

A South Wales Police statement said: "The body has not yet been formally identified, but the family of Zahooran Begum who is missing from Grangetown has been informed.

"HM Coroner has also been informed and enquiries are on-going."

Officers had been appealing for information after Zahooran Begum, 60, was last seen at 7.20pm on Saturday, 2 March.

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