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| Corrie McKeague investigation to be passed to cold-case squad | Corrie McKeague investigation to be passed to cold-case squad |
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| The search for the missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague will be handed over to a cold-case squad, police have confirmed. | The search for the missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague will be handed over to a cold-case squad, police have confirmed. |
| No trace of McKeague, then 23, has been found since he was last seen in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, after a night out with friends on 24 September 2016. It is thought he may have climbed into a waste bin that was then taken away by a lorry. | No trace of McKeague, then 23, has been found since he was last seen in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, after a night out with friends on 24 September 2016. It is thought he may have climbed into a waste bin that was then taken away by a lorry. |
| Det Supt Katie Elliott said: “It is extremely disappointing that we have not been able to find Corrie. I can only imagine the strain Corrie’s family have been under over the past 18 months and I thank them for their patience and understanding. | Det Supt Katie Elliott said: “It is extremely disappointing that we have not been able to find Corrie. I can only imagine the strain Corrie’s family have been under over the past 18 months and I thank them for their patience and understanding. |
| “Whilst the investigation has drawn to a natural conclusion, we will continue to work with the family to provide answers to their questions and help them understand what may have happened. | “Whilst the investigation has drawn to a natural conclusion, we will continue to work with the family to provide answers to their questions and help them understand what may have happened. |
| “Since Corrie disappeared, police have been exploring all proportionate and relevant lines of inquiry,” she added. | “Since Corrie disappeared, police have been exploring all proportionate and relevant lines of inquiry,” she added. |
| “We have now reached a point where we are unable to make any further progress, and have gone as far as we realistically can with the information we have. If any new, credible and proportionate inquiries relating to Corrie’s disappearance emerge, we will pursue them.” | “We have now reached a point where we are unable to make any further progress, and have gone as far as we realistically can with the information we have. If any new, credible and proportionate inquiries relating to Corrie’s disappearance emerge, we will pursue them.” |
| Suffolk constabulary said in a statement that investigators had explored all realistic possibilities in detail and there was no evidence of foul play. | Suffolk constabulary said in a statement that investigators had explored all realistic possibilities in detail and there was no evidence of foul play. |
| Police carried out two searches of a landfill site in Milton near Cambridge last year; the first search lasted 20 weeks and the second, which concluded in December, took seven weeks. | Police carried out two searches of a landfill site in Milton near Cambridge last year; the first search lasted 20 weeks and the second, which concluded in December, took seven weeks. |
| They sifted through thousands of tonnes of waste in the two areas where it was most likely McKeague would have ended up, but the records used were not detailed enough to rule out other locations. | They sifted through thousands of tonnes of waste in the two areas where it was most likely McKeague would have ended up, but the records used were not detailed enough to rule out other locations. |
| Simon Megicks, assistant chief constable, said the inquiry had been reviewed by senior officers as well as external experts, and he had “absolute confidence in the way the investigation was conducted”. | Simon Megicks, assistant chief constable, said the inquiry had been reviewed by senior officers as well as external experts, and he had “absolute confidence in the way the investigation was conducted”. |
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