Excellent, eloquent, informative post from Corrie's uncle Tony.
Sat 8th Update.
Another update to try and consolidate some of the information and speculation into one post.
I'll start again though with a huge thank you from Nicola, Makeyan, Darroch and the whole family for everyone's messages of support, involvement with organising and distributing flyers and posters and continuing to share the messages on-line and off-line with so many people.
The mix of emotions caused by the anxiety and frustration coupled with the awesome kindness and compassion of all of you, can be overwhelming. Thank you so much.
Priority 'asks':
1. Identify the 3 people described in the Police release (2 male, 1 female aged approx. 16-18). If you think it could be you or someone you know - get in touch...please.
2. Anyone who was in Bury town centre area that night/morning, whether out for a drink, getting food, driving around, setting up market stalls or just walking the dog - please contact the incident number and tell them you were there. They want to speak to you - doesn't matter if you think you saw Corrie or anything suspicious or not.
3. Find the Nokia Lumia phone.
Activities:
1. Posters/Flyers are being handed out - you can get involved by watching the messages on this group page.
2. If you live in Bury or the surrounding area - please check your gardens, sheds, allotments etc.
3. Keep sharing on-line and off-line.
4. Please keep raising questions and suggestions - they are all welcome.
5. Keep checking the Suffolk Police FB and Twitter feeds for official information releases.
Speculation:
1. 'Sniffer dog scent lost at Tesco roundabout'.
This is not exactly correct. There was a search team out early on, with sniffer dogs. One of them may have detected a trace of something towards the Tesco roundabout, but there is no evidence to say it was anything to do with Corrie - this is quite normal when using trained detection dogs.
2. CCTV coverage. There is no confusion as to when Corrie left the club, slept, bought the food etc. The people in the clip that are blurred out/in the background have been eliminated from the inquiry.
However, CCTV coverage for Bury town centre and surrounding area is not comprehensive. If anyone has any private cctv that has not yet been provided to the Police - please contact them immediately.
At this stage we cannot determine how Corrie left the area he was last seen in - it may have been on foot or in a vehicle.
3. 'No third party involvement' Police and Press statements. These statements were based on the assumption that no terrorist connection has been made. Elements of the press have picked up on this statement and misreported it, assuming it meant 'of any kind' - which is wrong.
The Police are still actively pursuing lines of inquiry that may involve 3rd parties, such as Corrie getting in a vehicle (willingly or otherwise).
4. Searches. The specialist Police search teams and resources, assisted by the local Suffolk volunteer team from SULSAR continue to target specific search areas. Feedback from Corrie's Sqn mates, yourselves and through expert topographical analysis continue to direct that effort.
However, it is likely that military search team assistance will be called in shortly to increase the area coverage capacity of the limited Police resources.
I don't know if this will be extended to include members of the public at this stage - but they know they have a lot of volunteers if they do.
5. Fund raising. We really do appreciate the amazing desire to do something to help that many people have shown by trying to set up 'just giving' pages to support the family - at this stage we would prefer that any donations are directed towards SULSAR, to help them continue their physical search efforts.
6. National Media. A lot of you have asked why this is not featuring more heavily on National media. In part it has been intentional, to reduce the 'distraction load' on the Major Investigation Team (MIT), because they have to follow up on every lead - if they suddenly get calls from Lands End to John O'Groats with possible sightings or erroneous claims of people holding him etc. This would distract them from being able to follow up on all of the local, quality calls and information first.
However, given it has now been 2 weeks, you should expect to start seeing the media profile being raised in the coming days.
That's all I can think of for now. Thank you again to everyone - this page really does provide support and comfort to the family as we read your messages of support.
https://m.facebook.com/groups/307450186284715?view=permalink&id=312425239120543
I really hope Corrie's loved ones don't have to endure months or years of not knowing ...
