• Jessica Blake was last seen 24 hours ago riding her pink bicycle and carrying a paper bag
  • Police investigating the discovery of a body are not treating it suspiciously at the moment
  • No formal identification has yet been carried out, but missing 14 year old's family have been informed

By Daily Mail Reporter

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Jessica Blake went missing on Saturday lunchtime. A body has been found in East Yorkshire woods

Missing: Jessica Blake disappeared on Saturday lunchtime. A Facebook campaign was launched to find her

Police searching for missing girl Jessica Blake have discovered a body in a wooded area.

The 14 year old from Beverley, East Yorkshire, was reported missing after leaving home in a 'distressed state of mind' yesterday afternoon.

The body has not yet been formally identified, but her family have been informed.

Police swarmed on woods off Chester Avenue just before 4.10pm this afternoon and police cars descended on the street after the body of a young girl was found.

A major search was sparked when Jessica was reported missing at around 1pm yesterday.

Police divers, specially-trained officers and a helicopter were called in to hunt for the teenager who was last seen in the Lincoln Way area of Beverley riding a pink bicycle and carrying a yellow newspaper bag.

The Beverley High School pupil was said to be 'in a distressed state of mind' when she left her home in the Swinemoor Estate.

Humberside Police said there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances following the discovery of the body.

A police spokesman said: 'Police have been made aware of a message being posted on social networking sites that man has been arrested in connection with the discovery.

'Police can confirm that no arrests have been made.'

 It has not been confirmed the body is that of missing girl Jessica Blake (pictured)

Body found: The paper girl has been missing for 24 hours. She was last seen riding her pink bicycle and carrying her paper bag

Police swarmed on woods off Chester Avenue just before 4.10pm

Cordoned off: Chester Avenue, the quiet estate close to where the body was found in a wooded area