Dogs And Drone Join Search For Corrie McKeague
Professional search teams using dogs and a drone have been out hunting for missing RAF airman Corrie McKeague.
Drones are being used to look for disturbed earth, while dogs trained to seek out human remains will help on the ground.
A fleet of 4x4s is also on standby to transport search teams across the area.
They concentrated their efforts in wooded areas around Barton Mills, where Corrie's mobile phone signal was last detected almost four months ago.
The RAF man's phone pinged a mast near Barton Mills on the morning he went missing.
Whilst on the search, Corrie's mother, Nicola Urquhart, stressed that the recent headlines about his private life haven't affected public support or the search.
About 40 volunteer members of the public joined the search, personally invited to help by Corrie’s mother.
This was only the second search on such a large scale since the 23-year-old RAF gunner went missing after a night out in Bury St Edmonds in September last year.
By the end of the day, five square miles of forest and heathland had been meticulously searched.
Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue has now spent more than 5,000 man hours searching for Corrie.
They say they won't give up until he's found.
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