Search and rescue teams looking for missing 29-year-old Vanessa Straumann of Richmond Hill have now found a body, police say.



"Shortly before 11 o'clock, officers with our search and rescue unit did locate a body just south of this location in a wooded area. At this point in time we have not been able to identify who the deceased person is," said York Regional Police Const. Andy Pattenden Wednesday.



"It's too early in the investigation to determine if foul play is involved".





York Regional Police say Straumann was last seen on Friday, July 8, shortly after 5 p.m., leaving her house near Weldrick Road East and Bayview Avenue.



Officers with the York Regional Police Search and Rescue Unit began the ground search at 9 a.m. today.



Vanessa Straumann, 29, has not been seen or heard from since last Friday, when she left her Richmond Hill home. (York Regional Police)



Police say Straumann has not been seen or heard from since Friday.



She is described as white, with a thin build, five-foot-four-inches tall, with long, straight, strawberry-blond hair.



Police are asking anyone with information on her disappearance to contact investigators at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7241, or anonymously, by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.



MISSING - 29yr-old Vanessa Straumann from Richmond Hill. Last seen Friday, July 8 in the area of Weldrick / Bayview <a href="https://t.co/CeCecYceNi">pic.twitter.com/CeCecYceNi</a> —@YRP A coroner is at the scene as well.York Regional Police say Straumann was last seen on Friday, July 8, shortly after 5 p.m., leaving her house near Weldrick Road East and Bayview Avenue.Officers with the York Regional Police Search and Rescue Unit began the ground search at 9 a.m. today.Police say Straumann has not been seen or heard from since Friday.She is described as white, with a thin build, five-foot-four-inches tall, with long, straight, strawberry-blond hair.Police are asking anyone with information on her disappearance to contact investigators at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7241, or anonymously, by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.