THE search for the 47-year-old woman who was swept away by strong currents while liming with relatives at the Matura River on August 1 has ended.

Reports confirmed that on August 2, the body of Tara Lochansingh was recovered from the river, under a bamboo patch, by members of the Coast Guard search and rescue team.

Lochansingh, of Navet Village, Rio Claro, and her six-year-old granddaughter got into difficulties while in the river on August 1 during a family outing.