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Heather McKay appeal a week after going missing from Dechmont in West Lothian | Heather McKay appeal a week after going missing from Dechmont in West Lothian |
(about 11 hours later) | |
Police have said they are becoming increasingly concerned about a woman who went missing a week ago. | Police have said they are becoming increasingly concerned about a woman who went missing a week ago. |
Heather McKay, 51, was last seen at a friend's house in Dechmont, near Broxburn in West Lothian, on the morning of Friday 24 August. | Heather McKay, 51, was last seen at a friend's house in Dechmont, near Broxburn in West Lothian, on the morning of Friday 24 August. |
Since then she has failed to make contact with anyone. | Since then she has failed to make contact with anyone. |
Officers have been conducting high visibility patrols around the area, as well as distributing leaflets and speaking to the public. | |
They hope that regular commuters and parents dropping children off at school might hold vital information which could help them trace Ms McKay. | They hope that regular commuters and parents dropping children off at school might hold vital information which could help them trace Ms McKay. |
In a statement her children, Andrea and Kevin Waddell, said: "We have always been a really close family and we miss her so much. | |
"We just want to know that she is safe and well, and there are so many people out there who care about her and want her to come home. | |
"The family has received so many messages of support from the local community and beyond and they mean so much to us - it's really comforting to know so many people are concerned and trying to find her." | |
'Specialist teams' | |
Police are following up a number of unconfirmed sightings of Ms McKay on the day she went missing. | |
CCTV is also being viewed by specially-trained officers, and specialist search teams are out in the area. | |
Insp Neill Whiteside said: "A week has now passed since Heather McKay disappeared and we are growing more concerned for her welfare as each day passes. | |
"I hope that today's activity plays a vital part in providing lines of enquiry to help us in our efforts to trace Ms McKay." | |
Ms McKay had been staying with a friend who left for work at 07:30. She is thought to have gone missing sometime between then and 08:30 and is not thought to have had a mobile phone with her. | Ms McKay had been staying with a friend who left for work at 07:30. She is thought to have gone missing sometime between then and 08:30 and is not thought to have had a mobile phone with her. |
She is described as being about 5ft 7in tall, of medium build with hazel/green eyes and brown hair. | |
Ms McKay speaks with a Scottish accent and has a small burn mark on her forearm and a small tattoo on her right shoulder. | |
She may be wearing a light blue Berghaus rain jacket, jeans and a pair of brown walking boots. | She may be wearing a light blue Berghaus rain jacket, jeans and a pair of brown walking boots. |
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