Police search lake next to water park after mother-of-three runner, 38, went missing in her exercise gear after last being spotted at a Cheshire petrol station

Police have launched an urgent hunt for a missing woman who was last seen wearing exercise gear at a petrol station in the early hours of the morning.

Rachel Booth, 38, was reported missing on Saturday July 19 after last being seen in the Barnton area of the town of Northwich, Cheshire.

Cheshire Constabulary has released CCTV of her last sighting which shows her walking around Sandiway Garage, off the A556 in Northwich, at 3.50am on Saturday.

Officers are today searching a popular Cheshire beauty spot in the nearby village of Oakmere, including around Delamere Lake Sailing & Holiday Park, in their desperate bid to find Rachel.

Nearby water park Wild Shore Delamere has also been shut down ‘until further notice’. The company said it has closed due to ‘police investigations which are continuing in the surrounding area’ but insists the incident is ‘unrelated’ to them.

Rachel is described as being 5ft 9in tall, of a slim build and with blonde hair. 

CCTV shows her wearing black leggings, a black vest and trainers at the time she vanished, with a phone visible on her outer thigh, suggesting she could have been on a run. 

The area police are searching today is around 1.7 miles – a 36-minute walk along the Chester Road or the A556 – from the Shell garage she was last sighted at. 

Police officers have descended on Delamere Lake Sailing & Holiday Park and were searching the surrounding area and lake.

Police have launched an urgent hunt for missing woman Rachel Booth who was last seen at a petrol station

CCTV shows Rachel Booth, 38, walking around Sandiway Garage, in the town of Northwich in Cheshire at 3.50am on Saturday, July 19

A police officer with a dog is seen searching Delamere Lake Sailing & Holiday Park 

Friends and members of the public have shared a police appeal to find her far and wide – with one man who ‘grew up around the corner’ from her posting: ‘She is honestly one of the nicest people you could meet.’

Another described her as a mother-of-three with ‘three gorgeous boys and a ‘loving husband’.  

A Cheshire beauty salon also posted photos of Rachel, saying she is a ‘client’ of theirs. 

Liz Almond Aesthetics, an aesthetics practitioner at Beyond Beauty Group in Nantwich, said: ‘This lady is a client of ours. Share as much as you can and get her home safe.’

Inspector James Wilson, of Cheshire Constabulary, said: ‘We are currently conducting a number of enquiries to trace Rachel and we are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare.

‘Anyone who has seen Rachel since she was reported missing is asked to contact us. The same goes for anyone who has any information on her whereabouts.

‘We would also like to appeal directly to Rachel to get in touch to let us know you are OK.

‘You can report information to Cheshire Police via 101 or through www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us quoting IML-2136439.’ 

Police emergency vehicles are seen patrolling Delamere Lake Sailing & Holiday Park

A police officer and dog join the search for missing mother-of-three Rachel Booth

Incident support vehicles and police vans were deployed to the scene to help with the search

Roads were closed off as officers searched Delamere Lake & Sailing Club

Friends and members of the public have shared a police appeal to find her far and wide

Pictured is the Sandiway Garage in the town of Northwich in Cheshire where Rachel was last seen

Wild Shore Delamere water park said ‘police have requested that we close this site to aid their investigation’

Wild Shore Delamere’s latest update (pictured), from today, confirmed the water park would be closed on Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22 – and in fact ‘until further notice’

Wild Shore Delamere has previously said (pictured): ‘Due to ongoing police investigations in the surrounding area, Wildshore Delamere will remain closed tomorrow, Sunday, July 20’  

Wild Shore Delamere’s latest update, from today, confirmed the water park would be closed on Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22 – and in fact ‘until further notice’. 

A statement from the business, posted to its official Instagram story, reads: ‘Due to police investigations which are continuing in the surrounding area, Wild Shore Delamere will remain closed for Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 July. 

‘We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 

‘The incident is unrelated to Wild Shore – however we wish to help as much as possible – so we will be closing the site until further notice. 

‘Please be advised that at this point, we are unable to confirm exact times for re-opening. 

‘If your booking is affected by this closure, please contact our customer services team. 

‘We’ll be happy to arrange a refund or reschedule your session for a later date. 

‘Thank you for your understanding. The Wild Shore Delamere team.’  

Wild Shore Delamere has previously said: ‘Due to ongoing police investigations in the surrounding area, Wildshore Delamere will remain closed tomorrow, Sunday, July 20.

‘We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

‘The incident is unrelated to Wild Shore – however, we wish to help as much as possible – so we will be closing the site until further notice.

‘If your booking is affected by this closure, please contact our customer services team. 

‘We’ll be happy to arrange a refund or reschedule your session for a later date. Thank you for your understanding.’ 

In a previous post, the water park said ‘police have requested that we close this site to aid their investigation’.