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| Missing RAF airman Corrie Mckeague alive, mum believes | Missing RAF airman Corrie Mckeague alive, mum believes |
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| The mother of an RAF airman who went missing more than three weeks ago has said she "absolutely" believes her son is still alive. | The mother of an RAF airman who went missing more than three weeks ago has said she "absolutely" believes her son is still alive. |
| Corrie Mckeague, 23, a gunner based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds early in the morning of 24 September. | Corrie Mckeague, 23, a gunner based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds early in the morning of 24 September. |
| His mother Nicola Urquhart told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: "Nobody can just disappear." | His mother Nicola Urquhart told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: "Nobody can just disappear." |
| She said it would be in character for Mr Mckeague to enter a stranger's car. | She said it would be in character for Mr Mckeague to enter a stranger's car. |
| Mobile phone data | Mobile phone data |
| Mr Mckeague, originally from Dunfermline in Fife, was last spotted on CCTV walking alone and eating takeaway food in Bury St Edmunds at 03:20 BST. | Mr Mckeague, originally from Dunfermline in Fife, was last spotted on CCTV walking alone and eating takeaway food in Bury St Edmunds at 03:20 BST. |
| A trace on his mobile phone showed it was in Bury St Edmunds early on 24 September but then moved to the Barton Mills area. | A trace on his mobile phone showed it was in Bury St Edmunds early on 24 September but then moved to the Barton Mills area. |
| For more updates on this story, visit BBC Suffolk Live | |
| Ms Urquhart said the phone data suggests this journey took 28 minutes, which is "how long it would take to drive [between the two places]". | Ms Urquhart said the phone data suggests this journey took 28 minutes, which is "how long it would take to drive [between the two places]". |
| It is not known whether the phone was in Mr Mckeague's possession at the time of the journey, but Ms Urquhart said that entering a stranger's car was "genuinely something Corrie would do". | It is not known whether the phone was in Mr Mckeague's possession at the time of the journey, but Ms Urquhart said that entering a stranger's car was "genuinely something Corrie would do". |
| She said he was the type of person that, "if he saw someone walking down the road and he was in a car, he would stop and give that complete stranger a lift". | She said he was the type of person that, "if he saw someone walking down the road and he was in a car, he would stop and give that complete stranger a lift". |
| Police have found neither Mr Mckeague nor his phone. | Police have found neither Mr Mckeague nor his phone. |
| But Ms Urquhart said there were "many possibilities" as to why the phone's signal was no longer being picked up - that it could have run out of battery or been damaged. | But Ms Urquhart said there were "many possibilities" as to why the phone's signal was no longer being picked up - that it could have run out of battery or been damaged. |
| She said that police - who are continuing to search for the missing airman - "have got so much CCTV they've still not been able to watch it all". | She said that police - who are continuing to search for the missing airman - "have got so much CCTV they've still not been able to watch it all". |
| She added: "They've widened the parameter to look further out. They've got [access to] private CCTV. But not a single [new] image of Corrie [has been discovered]." | She added: "They've widened the parameter to look further out. They've got [access to] private CCTV. But not a single [new] image of Corrie [has been discovered]." |
| Ms Urquhart said she believes "somebody does know something" about the events surrounding her son's disappearance, but added that the public have been "desperate to help". | Ms Urquhart said she believes "somebody does know something" about the events surrounding her son's disappearance, but added that the public have been "desperate to help". |
| "But nothing, not one person [has been able to] give us anything - and that just doesn't make sense," she added. | "But nothing, not one person [has been able to] give us anything - and that just doesn't make sense," she added. |
| If you have any information which might be relevant, please call the Suffolk Police incident room on 01473 782019. | If you have any information which might be relevant, please call the Suffolk Police incident room on 01473 782019. |
| The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel. | The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel. |