Devastated sister of missing woman who died after telling friends she was going out for ten minutes of air pays tribute to ‘one of a kind soul’ and sets up Go Fund Me page to pay for funeral
- Rachel Jackson, 38, from Didsbury in Manchester, was last seen on March 31
- Her sister Sarah described Rachel as a precious ‘sparkling ray of sunshine’
The devastated sister of a missing woman who died after telling her friends she was going outside to get some air for 10 minutes has set up a fundraising page and paid tribute to her ‘sparkling ray of sunshine’.
Rachel Jackson, 38, from Didsbury in Greater Manchester, was last seen at around 7pm on March 31 when she was out with friends in Preston, Lancashire.
Yesterday, Lancashire Police announced that they had found a body in their search for a missing woman in a nearby park.
While they have not yet formally identified the body, they believed it to be Rachel and informed her next of kin. Police are not treating her death as suspicious.
Now, Rachel’s sister Sarah Jackson has paid tribute to her in a heartfelt post on a Go Fund Me page to raise money for a ‘beautiful, colourful, Rachel-esque send off’.
Rachel Jackson, 38, from Didsbury in Greater Manchester, vanished on March 31 after telling friends she was only going out for 10 minutes to get some air
Sarah said: ‘Yesterday, the unthinkable happened and after an awful day of searching, the news came in that my precious, beautiful sister had been found dead.
‘I never thought I’d have to do this but we need to raise funds to give her the most beautiful, colourful, Rachel-esque send off ever.
‘She was a sparkling ray of sunshine who brought unconditional love, joy and beauty to the lives of every single person she encountered.
‘I’ve never met anyone who loved so purely and deeply, never met anyone with the compassion and empathy she had.
‘She was one in a million and our family are in pieces at having lost the beautiful rainbow in our sky.
‘Our lives will never be the same and the pain is so deep and raw, but your donations will ease the financial struggles for the funeral and memorial at least.
‘I know Rachel’s pure love, zaniness and beauty touched all your lives: please donate whatever you can in memory of this precious, one of a kind soul.’
Rachel’s sister Sarah said: ‘She was a sparkling ray of sunshine who brought unconditional love, joy and beauty to the lives of every single person she encountered’
Lancashire Police is not treating her death as suspicious.
Friends of Rachel previously told Lancashire Live that they were sick with worry and had no idea where she was going.
One friend, Helen Moore, said: ‘Rachel hadn’t been drinking or anything which is why we’re really worried.
‘We only thought she was going out for 10 minutes so we didn’t think anything of it.’
After the body of a woman was found in Avenham Park, a spokesperson for the police said: ‘While she has yet to be formally identified, it is believed to be Rachel.
‘Her next of kin have been informed. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to HM Coroner.
‘Our thoughts are with Rachel’s family and friends at this very sad and difficult time.’
