The family of a woman found dead at a Cheshire beauty spot have paid tribute.

Rachel Booth, also known as Rachel Langley, was reported missing from the Barnton area of Northwich on Saturday (July 19) by her family.

Following extensive appeals and searches in the area, she was sadly found dead at a lake in Oakmere on Monday (July 21).

Paying tribute, her family said: "As a family we would also like to offer our sincere thanks and appreciation to all the services and business that supported Cheshire Police and their officers during the search for Rachel.

"Rachel, who was known to us as Helena, was a cherished member of our family.

"She was a guiding light whose strengths love, and devotion touched us all.

"Her kindness was constant and her presence a strength to everyone she knew, a loving mother, wife, daughter and sister who can never be replaced but always present in our hearts.

"Her absence leaves a space, but her smiles are a memory we will treasure for ever."

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Rachel's family have asked for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time.

Her death is not being treated as suspicious.