New CCTV (left) and Victoria with boyfriend Matthew (Image: North Yorks Police)
North Yorkshire Police issued on October 7 a fresh appeal for information as the search for missing mum Victoria Taylor enters its second week.
Victoria left her home at 9am on Monday, September 30, and was then seen on CCTV at 11.35am at the BP garage on Welham Road in the Norton area of Malton, North Yorkshire.
Police have now released new CCTV of a further sighting of the nurse at 11.53am the same day at Malton Bus Station on Railway Street.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “To date, this is the last confirmed sighting of Victoria. Over the past week we have undertaken extensive enquiries. The investigation has involved the collection and review of footage and passive data research, we have searched key areas of both land and water and we have interviewed several witnesses.
“We remain open minded and, whilst the investigation of Victoria’s movements has been thorough, we will continue to pursue existing and new lines of enquiry.
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“Based on information obtained from these exhaustive enquiries, North Yorkshire Police is satisfied at the current time that there is no information to suggest any form of third-party involvement following the disappearance of Victoria and this remains a missing person case.
“On Tuesday, we recovered several personal items belonging to Victoria near to the River Derwent. This area is where we are currently focusing our search efforts and the public can expect to see continued activity in the coming days.”
Police were today seen using sonar equipment and underwater cameras from boats along a stretch of the river between Malton and Low Hutton.
Inspector Martin Dennison said: “This is an extremely difficult time for Victoria’s family, and we are continuing to do all we can to try and find her.
“The focus of our search remains the area around the River Derwent and Victoria’s family members are aware of this and the wider strategy that is in place.”
Underwater search of the River Derwent by North Yorkshire Police using sonar and cameras is ongoing, as they continue to look for missing Malton mum Victoria Taylor.
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Inspector Dennison added a plea to people trying to help with the search, as he said: “The family and the police understand the local community wanting to show their support with the searches for Victoria, but we urge people to exercise caution when searching particularly near to the river.”
A Facebook page set up by close friend Charlotte Cundill to help locate her now has more than 8,000 members.
Charlotte posted in the group, called ‘The Search for Victoria Taylor’, today that she “won’t be giving up on finding her beautiful friend.”
Another poster added: “I really cannot stop thinking about your beautiful friend. I know I don’t know her personally like thousands of others, but she has really touched our hearts. I pray she is safe and found really soon for you all, sending love to you.”
And, in echoes of the case, amateur sleuths have descended on the area with their own wild conspiracy theories about what may have happened.
On Friday, her family spoke of how “distraught” they are following her disappearance.
Sisters Emma and Heidi said: “We currently feel sick, distraught and lost following the disappearance of Vixx, but we are trying to focus on the children in the family to maintain a sense of routine at this difficult time.
“We would like to thank all the emergency services and volunteers who have assisted in the search for Vixx so far. The wider local community has also rallied around, and we are eternally grateful for the support that they have given to us, Vixx’s family.
“The police have told us that searches will continue over the weekend for which we are grateful.
“The water is challenging at the moment due to the recent weather so if people are out searching for Vixx, then please do not put yourself at risk.”
Any immediate sightings of Victoria should be reported to police on 999. If you have any information which will help with our search then please call 101 and quote reference 12240178710.