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Anthony Knott: Missing firefighter 'may have come to harm,' police say | |
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A firefighter who went missing on a Christmas work night out "may have come to some harm," police have said. | |
Anthony Knott was last seen at a pub in Lewes, East Sussex, with a group of 12 London firefighters on 20 December. | Anthony Knott was last seen at a pub in Lewes, East Sussex, with a group of 12 London firefighters on 20 December. |
Sussex Police said there were no signs the 33-year-old, who had been due to return home in the early hours of Saturday, had left the town. | Sussex Police said there were no signs the 33-year-old, who had been due to return home in the early hours of Saturday, had left the town. |
His partner Lucy Otto said: "I just feel numb... it's very strange. It's the not knowing, it's terrible." | His partner Lucy Otto said: "I just feel numb... it's very strange. It's the not knowing, it's terrible." |
Extensive inquiries and searches of CCTV recordings have been carried out to find Mr Knott, from Orpington. | Extensive inquiries and searches of CCTV recordings have been carried out to find Mr Knott, from Orpington. |
Volunteers have been helping emergency services with the search, which has included scouring the nearby River Ouse. | Volunteers have been helping emergency services with the search, which has included scouring the nearby River Ouse. |
Ch Insp Anita Turner said police were "grateful" for the assistance, but, for their own safety, asked that "the ongoing search is left to the emergency services". | Ch Insp Anita Turner said police were "grateful" for the assistance, but, for their own safety, asked that "the ongoing search is left to the emergency services". |
Police described him as a "family man" and Ms Otto told BBC Radio Sussex he had been in a happy mood before he disappeared, adding: "He loved his job, he loved his family, it was just simply a Christmas night out." | Police described him as a "family man" and Ms Otto told BBC Radio Sussex he had been in a happy mood before he disappeared, adding: "He loved his job, he loved his family, it was just simply a Christmas night out." |
Mr Knott, who is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, was wearing a black long-sleeve top, dark denim coat, dark denim jeans and black shoes. | Mr Knott, who is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, was wearing a black long-sleeve top, dark denim coat, dark denim jeans and black shoes. |
The group were moving between various pubs, but he was last seen at 19:30 GMT in The Lamb in Fisher Street. | The group were moving between various pubs, but he was last seen at 19:30 GMT in The Lamb in Fisher Street. |
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