UK UK - Alice Byrne, 28, last seen around 2am after beach party, Portobello, Edinburgh, 1 Jan 2022

[Allabouttrial]

Scots cops release new image of Alice Byrne who disappeared on New Year's Day

Wonder if this new image is CCTV captured from that day? Not sure why else they would release this image as it hardly shows any distinguishing features.

 

[RobinCAL]

Wonder if this new image is CCTV captured from that day? Not sure why else they would release this image as it hardly shows any distinguishing features.

Good point, does it match the clothing description from the day she was missing?

 

[Allabouttrial]

Good point, does it match the clothing description from the day she was missing?

Just the black t-shirt. Looks like she has some sort of gillet/waistcoat on? Also something draped over her arm.

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Wonder if this new image is CCTV captured from that day? Not sure why else they would release this image as it hardly shows any distinguishing features.

It is what she was wearing on NYE, her brother has said.

 

[Allabouttrial]

Edinburgh residents asked to 'check their sheds' in search for Alice Byrne

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In a statement released by officers on January 5, Chief Inspector Kieran Dougal shared that local residents have been asked to "check their sheds and outbuildings", as specialist teams conduct intense searches in the wider area.

Air support units, police dogs and a marine unit have also been deployed particularly around Portobello and Newhailes, where Alice was last seen.
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[Allabouttrial]

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Alice Byrne search intensifies as locals launch digital map to find missing Scot

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Residents of the Edinburgh suburb have formed a Facebook group to find the 28-year-old, last seen between 8am and 10am on New Year's Day as she left a party on Marlborough Street.

Using the power of the internet the group is marking areas on a digital map where CCTV checks and searches have been carried out.

Widespread searches of the town are planned for 10am on Friday.
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[Allabouttrial]

Missing Alice Byrne: What we know so far almost one week on from disappearance

TIMELINE

January 1, 2am

Alice Byrne is reported missing. The first appeals in the search for her had believed she had last been seen around 2am, just a couple of hours after the Hogmanay bells, on Bath Street.

At first, her friends and family had believed her to still be in the Edinburgh or East Lothian area, but also conceded she could ‘potentially be anywhere’.

January 1, 10am

An updated sighting of the 28-year-old places Alice in the very area her family predicted. She was seen leaving a house party on the morning of New Year’s Day around 10am on Marlborough Street in the Portobello area of Edinburgh.

Police are growing increasingly concerned as the search continues, and her family tell them "it is out of character for Alice not to keep in contact with her family and friends."

January 3

Police confirm they are making inquiries to trace Alice. They issue a public appeal as information about her disappearance spreads across various social media platforms.

Her twin brother, Bruno, writes alongside a missing person poster: “My sister Alice has been missing since new years day."

“Last seen around 2am. We are all really worried and ask if anyone has seen her or spoken to her please contact the police or one of the numbers in the picture."

January 4

Another public appeal is released by Police Scotland, as they receive the update information of when she was last seen in (10am on Marlborough Street).

Alice’s family step forward to urge the public to help find their loved one.

They release information of what she was wearing on her last sighting: an orange jacket, black top, black jeans, and white trainers. She was carrying a black rucksack.

January 5

Alice’s brother, Alexander issues a desperate plea for anyone who knows anything about his sister’s whereabouts to contact the police, and thanked those who have already helped in the search.

He wrote: “My sister Alice is still missing. Friends and family have been putting up posters around Edinburgh.

“If you're able to screenshot and print out a few posters, please do. The more people see and hear about Alice, the better chance we have of jogging someone's memory. "

“Thank you everyone for sharing so widely, we’ve been contacted from all over the UK and internationally. Thank you to everyone that’s already spoken to the police, if you're thinking about it, please do so."

"Thanks also to the police who have taken this very seriously and been very helpful. Contact numbers are the same. We will update when we get new info.”

Police release an updated image of Alice as the search continues. It has now been five full days the young woman has been missing.

More information spreads across social media about Alice and mentions unique features she has to help identify her. A social media post says she has a tattoo of bats on her wrist.

January 6

The search for Alice continues.

A reminder of the Police appeal:

“I would again urge anyone who has seen Alice since Saturday morning, or anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact us as soon as possible."

“If Alice reads this appeal, I would urge us to phone her family, friends or the police. Contact 101 quoting reference 0647 of January 2.”

 

[Normal Norm]

... although you'd think someone would have spotted her going into the water at 10am. Porty is always busy with people especially ... wild swimmers.

Snipped by me for focus.

Might this be part of the "problem"? Open-water swimming at Portobello is very well established, and someone going into the water in clothes at 10 am on New Year's Day also isn't unusual. It's become a traditional event in many areas. Could Alice have gone into the water unnoticed because, rather than despite, there were so many others around?

I'm clutching at straws with this, but still hoping for good news.

 

[jiminy]

Yeah, I've walked through Newhailes a few times. There's steady traffic of dog walkers etc there as well as estate staff who will be aware of the situation so I'd have expected her to turn up by now.

 

[jiminy]

Snipped by me for focus.

Might this be part of the "problem"? Open-water swimming at Portobello is very well established, and someone going into the water in clothes at 10 am on New Year's Day also isn't unusual. It's become a traditional event in many areas. Could Alice have gone into the water unnoticed because, rather than despite, there were so many others around?

I'm clutching at straws with this, but still hoping for good news.

She could have, but from personal recollection the tide was coming in at that time so she'd not have gone far, if you see what I mean. (I had a notion to take the dog but the tide times didn't work for us getting out over the sand)

 

[Doughy]

Alice's Instagram

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[MsMiniSleuth]

New police update

Edinburgh Police Division

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

The brother of missing Alice Byrne has shared a picture of the 28-year-old's distinctive wrist tattoo in a bid to 'jog people's memories'.

Alice, also known as Alathea, was last seen between 8am and 10am on New Year's Day after she left a party on Marlborough Street in the Edinburgh suburb.

Prior to that, she was last seen by her family at around 2am on the same day.

Her brother Alexander Byrne has shared a picture of the design of his sister's tattoo.

Alice has bats drawn in the style of an inkblot test on her right wrist and Alexander hopes the image may help 'jog the memory' of anyone who may have seen her in recent days.

Missing Alice Byrne's brother shares pic of her distinctive bat tattoo in search

 

[Doughy]

She could have, but from personal recollection the tide was coming in at that time so she'd not have gone far, if you see what I mean. (I had a notion to take the dog but the tide times didn't work for us getting out over the sand)

Yeah the tide was out in the morning; I walked over the Forth bridge 9-10am and could see all the shoreline rocks

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

On a cold and overcast Thursday, many concerned residents watched as police meticulously scanned Portobello beach, looking for any clue to young Ms Byrne’s whereabouts.

Hours before, the community had rallied to help find the 28-year-old, but the organised searches were cancelled under police advice.

Shop owners put up missing posters on the high street whilst other residents plastered the appeal across town, hoping for any help to find Ms Byrne, who was last seen at 10am leaving a house on Marlborough Street on January 1.

"People are generally worried about what’s gone on,” said one local resident, who attended the Portobello Hogmanay beach party.

“I remember thinking how lovely the beach party was – families were there and the atmosphere was really nice.

"To have this on the back of a nice community atmosphere – everyone is really unsure about what’s gone on and are concerned."

Police have so far deployed specialist units to assist in the search, including air support, police dogs and a marine unit.

They have also ruled out a connection between the disappearance of Alice Byrne and missing Musselburgh man *Dean Conner, despite speculation on social media.

Local community worried for missing woman as police continue extensive searches at Portobello beach

* UK - UK - Dean Conner, 37, Musselburgh, East Lothian, 31 Dec 2021

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Police Scotland Air Unit (@polscotair) tweeted at 10:51 am on Fri, Jan 07, 2022:

Air support officers will be deploying a Police drone near to Portabello Beach , Edinburgh today assisting @EdinburghPolice with searches for Alice Byrne who has been missing since 1 Jan. Any info Call 101

(https://twitter.com/polscotair/status/1479405258556248064?t=ygOLJF06xXLQ5XH8WtclPQ&s=03)

 

[katydid23]

I don't enjoy making this suggestion, but I am wondering if this was a self harm situation? A few things seem to make me consider the possibility....

 

[Allabouttrial]

I don't enjoy making this suggestion, but I am wondering if this was a self harm situation? A few things seem to make me consider the possibility....

Either that or taken. I can't see any signs of her being a runaway.

 

[RobinCAL]

Alice Byrne search: Police confirm missing woman's link to Musselburgh

 

[dotr]

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  Alice Byrne: Portbello community searches for missing Edinburgh woman called off following police advice
  

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Edinburgh missing people: Alice Byrne, Dean Conner and James Dodds disappearances - what do we know so far?
Over the last week, residents in Edinburgh and the surrounding area have been left in shock by the news that three of their own have been reported missing.
By Rhoda Morrison
Friday, 7th January 2022, 11:29 am

Let us know what you think and join the conversation at the bottom of this article.
Dean Conner, Alice Byrne and James Dodds have not been in touch with their families and friends in the days since they were last seen.

And while the three cases are not related, it has left a feeling of worry and fear in the communities from which they have disappeared.

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Alice Byrne, Dean Conner and James Dodds - what do we know so far?
Jan 7 2022
Edinburgh missing people: Alice Byrne, Dean Conner and James Dodds disappearances - what do we know so far? | Edinburgh News (scotsman.com)
''Dean Conner, Alice Byrne and James Dodds have not been in touch with their families and friends in the days since they were last seen.

And while the three cases are not related, it has left a feeling of worry and fear in the communities from which they have disappeared.''