Sussex Police confirmed earlier today that a body had been recovered near her home.
Her son, Matthew Aldridge wrote on Facebook: 'After a long and exhausting search, today we found Laurel. We can share that she was found lying in a beautiful woodland and she is now at peace.
'We will miss her every day, but we are so proud of everything she achieved in her 62 years on this earth. Laurel was a wonderful, creative, fiercely-intelligent person, who taught us all the meaning of empathy, dependability, and love.
'We as a family are broken by what has happened, but we have each other, we have our friends, and we have the support of the local community, who have so kindly rallied around us during this difficult time. We will never forget what you have done for us.
'For the time being, we are asking for privacy so that we can be together as a family and process our loss.'
Sussex police confirmed on Saturday that a body has been discovered after an 11-day search for Laurel Aldridge, 62, who went missing from her West Sussex home on February 14.
MACKENZIE Crook’s sister-in-law has been confirmed dead by police after she went missing 11 days ago. The body of Laurel Aldridge has been formally identified, cops have confirmed. Laurel, 62, was …
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