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| Corrie Mckeague: Mother's appeal over missing airman son | Corrie Mckeague: Mother's appeal over missing airman son |
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| The mother of a missing airman has appealed for anyone who saw her "good-looking lad" to contact police. | The mother of a missing airman has appealed for anyone who saw her "good-looking lad" to contact police. |
| Corrie Mckeague, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds nine days ago. | Corrie Mckeague, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds nine days ago. |
| Nicola Urquhart said someone would have seen her 23-year-old son at "three o'clock in the morning walking in a pink shirt and white trousers". | Nicola Urquhart said someone would have seen her 23-year-old son at "three o'clock in the morning walking in a pink shirt and white trousers". |
| Her plea to find him comes after police revealed they had seized a bin lorry believing it may contain his phone. | Her plea to find him comes after police revealed they had seized a bin lorry believing it may contain his phone. |
| Mr Mckeague was last spotted on CCTV walking alone and eating fast food in Bury St Edmunds at 03:20 BST on 24 September. | Mr Mckeague was last spotted on CCTV walking alone and eating fast food in Bury St Edmunds at 03:20 BST on 24 September. |
| Read more updates on this story | Read more updates on this story |
| Mrs Urquhart, of Dunfermline, Fife, attended a police press conference in Bury St Edmunds with two of her sons, telling reporters his disappearance had been "hard" for the family. | |
| "This is about finding him - this is not Corrie, he would not do this out of choice," she said. | "This is about finding him - this is not Corrie, he would not do this out of choice," she said. |
| "We are an incredibly, incredibly close family. | "We are an incredibly, incredibly close family. |
| "My son has disappeared - so somebody please, if anyone knows anything, get in touch, get in touch with Suffolk Police. | "My son has disappeared - so somebody please, if anyone knows anything, get in touch, get in touch with Suffolk Police. |
| "We would like him to come home, we would like him to come home soon, so please get in touch." | "We would like him to come home, we would like him to come home soon, so please get in touch." |
| Mrs Urquhart said he had spoken to one of his brothers on the phone four times the day before he vanished. | Mrs Urquhart said he had spoken to one of his brothers on the phone four times the day before he vanished. |
| Mr Mckeague has been based at RAF Honington for three years and his mother said he had never gone missing before. | Mr Mckeague has been based at RAF Honington for three years and his mother said he had never gone missing before. |
| She appealed for people to check their gardens and properties in a bid to find him. | She appealed for people to check their gardens and properties in a bid to find him. |
| CCTV indicated Mr Mckeague, who was out with RAF colleagues, stopped for a nap in a doorway before getting up and moving on. | CCTV indicated Mr Mckeague, who was out with RAF colleagues, stopped for a nap in a doorway before getting up and moving on. |
| "Once he goes out he is a creature of habit - he will leave absolutely on his own," said Mrs Urquhart. | "Once he goes out he is a creature of habit - he will leave absolutely on his own," said Mrs Urquhart. |
| "He will go and get food and if he has to lay down and have a sleep before he goes home he will. Nothing in his behaviour was remotely unusual," she said. | "He will go and get food and if he has to lay down and have a sleep before he goes home he will. Nothing in his behaviour was remotely unusual," she said. |
| "What is absolutely out of character is that he would not contact one of us." | "What is absolutely out of character is that he would not contact one of us." |
| Police said they did not believe Mr Mckeague still had his mobile phone after data showed it moved to nearby Barton Mills, matching the route of a bin lorry. | Police said they did not believe Mr Mckeague still had his mobile phone after data showed it moved to nearby Barton Mills, matching the route of a bin lorry. |
| The phone has not been used since it was pinpointed to the location, which is about 10 miles (16km) from Bury. | The phone has not been used since it was pinpointed to the location, which is about 10 miles (16km) from Bury. |
| Police said they were "exploring the possibility that the phone may have been lost or discarded as the timings of the movement has been found to coincide with that of a bin lorry". | Police said they were "exploring the possibility that the phone may have been lost or discarded as the timings of the movement has been found to coincide with that of a bin lorry". |
| Over the weekend, searches by police, the RAF, Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue and a National Police Air Service helicopter were carried out, but have not revealed "any new information". | Over the weekend, searches by police, the RAF, Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue and a National Police Air Service helicopter were carried out, but have not revealed "any new information". |
| Checks in Bury St Edmunds were also held a week after the last confirmed sighting of Mr Mckeague in Brentgovel Street. | Checks in Bury St Edmunds were also held a week after the last confirmed sighting of Mr Mckeague in Brentgovel Street. |
| Police said he could have been in the area of Mildenhall between 04:30 and 08:00 on the Saturday. | Police said he could have been in the area of Mildenhall between 04:30 and 08:00 on the Saturday. |
| They said they wanted to hear from anyone who may have seen or spoken to a man matching Mr Mckeague's description in the area at the time. | They said they wanted to hear from anyone who may have seen or spoken to a man matching Mr Mckeague's description in the area at the time. |
| Speculation that Mr Mckeague may have been kidnapped has been played down by police, who said they were keeping an "open mind" to all possibilities. | Speculation that Mr Mckeague may have been kidnapped has been played down by police, who said they were keeping an "open mind" to all possibilities. |
| A police spokesman said the main line of inquiry was Mr Mckeague had attempted to walk home after his night out. | A police spokesman said the main line of inquiry was Mr Mckeague had attempted to walk home after his night out. |