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Detectives Close Road In Airman Search
Detectives searching for a missing airman in Suffolk have closed a road to carry out a fresh search with the RAF.
It comes after police looking for Corrie McKeague appealed to three young people who were in Bury St Edmunds on the morning of his disappearance to come forward.
The three, all said to be aged between around 16 to 18, were seen in the Short Brackland area of Bury St Edmunds, towards the back of Cornhill Walk shopping centre, around 4.20am on Saturday September 24.
One is a female described as being white, of quite slim build, possibly with blonde hair, wearing either a dark green or navy blue jumper-style top, while the other two were males, one wearing a hooded top
Temporary Superintendent Kim Warner said: "We should reassure them that we just wish to speak to them as potential witnesses at this stage.
"We appreciate that getting in touch with police may be intimidating but we do need to speak to you."
"At this stage in the investigation we just need to talk to anyone who may have seen Corrie during his night out so we can build a picture.
"We need to find him and a number of enquiries are being carried out to do this but we know, from CCTV images that we have already viewed, that he engaged with a number of people during his evening out.
"We have had several calls but still need to talk to anyone who may have seen him or spoken to him during the early hours."
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have been in the town centre who may have seen Corrie.
They believe the three young people may have seen the 23-year-old in the area after the last confirmed sighting at 3.20am and officers are urging them to get in touch.
There is nothing to suggest they are involved in his disappearance, but they could have information of interest.
The airman was wearing distinctive light clothing a pink polo shirt and white jeans or trousers and was seen on CCTV being friendly and interacting with a number of people during the course of the evening.
Anyone with information should call the incident room on 01473 782019.
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