Family: Missing Jacksonville mother's body found

UPDATE: 4:01 p.m. TUESDAY: There will be a vigil for Ashley Brown at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Jacksonville's Friendship Park, a nursing instructor at her school said.

UPDATE: 2:46 p.m. TUESDAY: JSO has not confirmed that the female found on Monday night is Ashley Brown, but they did say that foul play is not suspected.

The body of a woman was found Monday night in the St. Johns River, police said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said officials recovered a woman's body around 10 p.m. Monday in the St. Johns River. Officials are working to identify the body.

A source and family told Action News Jax Tuesday that the body found was that of Ashley Brown, who was reported missing.

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Brown, 29, was last seen on Thanksgiving. She is a mother of two, a nursing student, and works at a nursing home.

Brown’s sister sent Action News Jax screenshots of their text message conversation after Brown didn’t come home Wednesday night. She asked Brown Thursday morning if she was coming back. She got a response from Brown’s phone saying “yes” and to leave the door unlocked.

Officers found Brown’s car running on the Mathews Bridge within an hour of that text message being sent.

A JSO report said officers "noticed a disturbance on the metal railing that was consistent with someone sitting on the edge."

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