A suicidal missing woman - who Walton coastguard and Essex police spent hours scouring the banks of River Colne for this morning - has been found in Colchester.

The 21-year-old was reported missing at 7.30am and coastguard officers from Clacton and West Mersey carried out an in depth search for her.

However, she was found in good health in Colchester later this morning, Essex Police reported.