Missing Ferring woman is now feared dead

POLICE investigating the disappearance of Elaine Taggart searched the countryside of Goring and Ferring on Monday.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Apr 2008, 15:01 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:22 BST

About 30 officers and volunteers from the West Downs Neighbourhood Watch Search Team took part, using specially trained dogs provided by Surrey Police.

Officers say they are now facing the possibility that Mrs Taggart (48), from Ferring, is no longer alive.

Detective Chief Inspector Adam Hibbert, of Sussex Police's Major Crime Branch, is leading the investigation into her disappearance.

Speaking on Monday, he said: "It is now almost three months since anyone saw Mrs Taggart. There has been no trace of her and, with every week that passes, we must now fear the worst.

"Today our investigation is moving into a new search phase on the basis that she may either have met with an accident or become the victim of a serious crime.

For full story see West Sussex Gazette April 2