POLICE have issued images of clothing similar to that worn by a young woman whose body was found in the River Wear.

She is described as white, in her early 20's, 5 feet 6''tall, who was slim with brown shoulder length hair.

The body was found in the river on Thursday, April 30, at 7.30pm. Police, who have established she died from drowning, are appealing for help identify her.

It is believed the woman entered the water on either Tuesday, April 28, or Wednesday, April 29. Her body was subsequently found on the riverside near to the Wearmouth Bridge.

Detective Inspector Dave English, from Northumbria Police, said: "We are carrying out a number of lines of enquiry in order to identify of the woman and to establish the circumstances which led to her death.

"So far we do not know who she is. We hope that by releasing photos of the type of clothing she was wearing, as well as having a better indication of when she entered the water, this may lead to members of the public coming forward with information.

"We would urge people to contact the police if they were around the riverside area of the River Wear earlier this week, on Tuesday or Wednesday and think they may have seen this young woman there.

"And we also want to hear from anyone who has a friend or a relative they haven't see recently, who matches the description of the young woman, to let us know if they have concerns about them.  

"We also want to hear from anyone if they have any other information which they believe could help our enquiries."

She was wearing a turquoise green Regatta fleece with a Regatta brand logo at front left side, a red white and blue checked shirt from Topshop with a black vest underneath, dark coloured denim skinny jeans from H&M with a thin brown belt and size seven light brown lace up ankle boots with zip at the back.

Anyone who may have information is asked to call Northumbria Police on 101 ext 69191 quoting reference number 1127 01/05/15.