FAMILY and friends of a young mother found dead in a stream laid moving tributes yesterday at the spot where her body was found.

A note from her young daughter said: "To mum, I don't care where ever you are. I'll always be there for you. I miss you loads, so does dad."

The body of the woman, who is believed to be 33 and from Catterick, North Yorkshire, has not yet been formally identified.

Police say they are treating her death as unexplained, but say she does not appear to have been the victim of a violent assault.

A post-mortem examination carried out on Saturday night did not reveal a cause of death.

Her body was found in the stream running through Catterick Garrison's Coronation Park by a group of children walking dogs at 3pm on Saturday. She was lying in six inches of water in the stream - behind the garrison's new Aldi store - between a road bridge and a footbridge.

Police cordoned off a 200-yard section of the stream while forensic officers investigated the scene.

One man in his 20s, who was walking along the footpath next to the stream, said: "Some young kids found the body lying in the water and ran to tell someone who called the police.

"It has caused a lot of shock on the camp. Most people here are Army families and everyone looks out for each other.

"No one seems to know how long she had been in the water, but it is quite an open spot - a lot of people walk past it."

Yesterday, flowers and flags bearing the cross of St George were laid next to the stream by family and friends. One message read: "Just tell me why?"

Detectives are now trying to piece together the hours leading up to her death. They believe that she was drinking with friends on Friday night in Jesters pub and Louies Bar on the garrison.

Officers want to hear from anyone who saw her between Friday night and the time her body was found.

She is described as white, 5ft 7ins, stocky with short dark hair. She is tattooed and was wearing silver jewellery, black boots, blue jeans, a black T-shirt with a red and black motif and a black bomber jacket.

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: "Officers want to hear from anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious on or near the roundabout at the garrison centre at any time up to 3pm.

"They also want to hear from anyone who saw a lone woman in that area.

"The post-mortem has not yet given us a cause of death, but there appears to be no indication of violent assault. Tests and enquiries are continuing."

Anyone with information is asked to call police on (01609) 789046.