Police Release New CCTV Image In Corrie Search

Police searching for missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague have released a new CCTV image of one of the potential witnesses from the area he was last seen.

Mr McKeague, 23, from Fife, vanished while on a night out with friends on September 24 in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.

Suffolk Police officers combing through CCTV footage had previously released three stills of people who have yet to be traced.

A new, higher quality image has now been provided (see above) for one of the potential witnesses, however. The original can be seen below.

The police believe the same person is shown in the two photographs, with it not clear if they are a male or female.

Both were taken at similar times – the colour image at 5.15am and the black and white photo at 5.19am. 

The only two other potential witnesses outstanding are a cyclist and an elderly man.

The last sighting of the missing airman shows him walking from a shop doorway and into a horseshoe-shaped area in Brentgovel Street, with no sign of him emerging.

All of the CCTV footage was filmed in Bury St Edmunds town centre between 3.15am and 5.20am, close to the time of the last confirmed sighting of Corrie at 3.25am.

Police said the vast majority of those in the area sought from CCTV have been identified, traced and spoken to, and these three people were the last seen on foot in the area who have yet to be traced.

Detective Superintendent Katie Elliott said police had worked through information in a logical way and followed systematic processes. She said:

"Over £300,000 has so far been spent on the investigation and we are putting every effort into finding Corrie."

"We have drawn on local and national experts and have been open to review by other forces and have continued to resource the search to find Corrie.

"The activities we have undertaken to date have been based on information and facts and not on assumptions.

"Although at this stage we have not received any information from the company employed by [Mr McKeague's mother] Nicola Urquhart, as soon as we receive any information that the company chooses to pass to the police this will be considered as part of the ongoing inquiry."

"Any details coming into the investigation will be checked across the information held, and we continue to work in partnership with a number of agencies including the RAF on the continuing enquiry." She continued:

"What is crucially important is that the public provide any information they have about Corrie's disappearance directly to the police in order that it can be properly recorded and investigated."

"The police don't want to miss that vital piece of information that may help them to find Corrie."

The investigation initially focused on the scenario that Mr McKeague tried to get home to RAF Honington and came to harm, with searches focused on areas of possible routes there.

The search strategy has been reviewed by another force and advice has been sought from the police national search adviser.

Any information relating to Corrie's disappearance or about the potential witnesses should be passed to the incident room on 01473 782019.

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