A mother of three found dead in a lake after leaving her home to buy milk suffered an ‘unnatural’ death, an inquest has heard.
Rachel Booth, 38, from the Barnton area of Northwich, Cheshire, was reported missing in the early hours of July 19 and found on July 21.
Search teams recovered her body from a lake at the Wild Shore Delamere water sports centre in Oakmere.
Her family later released a statement describing her as ‘a cherished member of our family… (and) a guiding light whose strengths, love, and devotion touched us all.’
Cheshire Coroner’s Court in Warrington heard on Wednesday that Ms Booth - referred to as Rachel Langley during the hearing - was identified by her sister.
Coroner’s officer Paul Downey said: ‘Rachel was reported missing from home on July 19. Sadly she was found deceased on July 21 in the lake at Delamere Lake Holiday Park.’
Coroner Victoria Davies said: ‘Given that an unnatural cause of death has been identified on the post-mortem it is appropriate for me to formally open the inquest into the death of Rachel Langley.’
The hearing was adjourned to January 27, when a full inquest will take place.
Rachel Booth, who was found dead on July 21 after going missing two days beforehand in Cheshire
Ms Booth’s family previously described her as a ‘guiding light’.
In a tribute released through Cheshire Police following the discovery of her body, the family said: '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.’
The mother-of-three was seen on CCTV at a garage in Sandiway at 3.50am on July 19 and searches were carried out at the Delamere Lake holiday park, next to Wild Shore Delamere water park, as detectives believed she had travelled there.
Police have previously said her death was not being treated as suspicious.
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