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Corrie Mckeague: Missing airman's mum retraces his final steps | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The mother of a missing airman has led a large group of supporters along her son's final known steps on the anniversary of his disappearance. | |
Corrie Mckeague, 23, has not been seen since 24 September 2016 following a night out in Bury St Edmunds. | Corrie Mckeague, 23, has not been seen since 24 September 2016 following a night out in Bury St Edmunds. |
Suffolk Police believe he was taken to a landfill site after falling asleep in a bin, but have not found his body. | Suffolk Police believe he was taken to a landfill site after falling asleep in a bin, but have not found his body. |
More than 100 people joined his family on a 90-minute walk around the haunts where the airman was last seen on CCTV. | |
Ms Urquhart described the search for her son as "like grieving". | |
BBC Features: Corrie Mckeague: The mystery of the missing airman | BBC Features: Corrie Mckeague: The mystery of the missing airman |
She said she wanted to do "something positive" to assist police, after the 20-week trawl of rubbish at the landfill site in Milton, Cambridgeshire, ended. | |
Mr Mckeague, from Dunfermline, Fife, was first reported missing when he failed to turn up at RAF Honington on Monday, 26 September 2016. | Mr Mckeague, from Dunfermline, Fife, was first reported missing when he failed to turn up at RAF Honington on Monday, 26 September 2016. |
Ms Urquhart, along with her two other sons, Makeyan and Darroch, and their uncle Tony Wringe, began the walk at Langton Place, near So Bar, where Corrie started his night out. | |
The procession of well-wishers, supporters, media and police then carried on to the Corn Exchange Wetherspoon's and Flex Bar venues, the Hughes Electrical doorway where he fell asleep, and the Mama Mia pizzeria. | |
It concluded in the Horseshoe area, where the final CCTV footage of him was recorded. | |
"I don't know if we will ever find out what happened," Ms Urquhart said, "but I am determined to find Corrie. | |
"We may find him but not ever know how - if he's dead - how he died. But my determination is to find Corrie. | |
"It's like grieving. It's my son. I am never, ever, ever going to stop trying to look for him. I know that the police investigation will have to stop at some point but we're nowhere close to that just yet. | |
"My determination as far as my children go is limitless. It will never stop." | |
A special police pod has been in position in Bury St Edmunds during the weekend, in a bid to encourage witnesses to come forward. | |
Suffolk Police said the search for the airman remained "an active investigation". | |
In March, specialist teams embarked on a search of a landfill site in Milton, Cambridgeshire, where the contents of the bins in the Horseshoe area would have ended up. | In March, specialist teams embarked on a search of a landfill site in Milton, Cambridgeshire, where the contents of the bins in the Horseshoe area would have ended up. |
Police later revealed a bin lorry, seized shortly after the gunner vanished, was carrying a heavier load than first thought. | Police later revealed a bin lorry, seized shortly after the gunner vanished, was carrying a heavier load than first thought. |
The landfill search was called off in July. | The landfill search was called off in July. |