Found Deceased UK - Sophie Rebecca Lambert, 22, last seen by family at 7.20pm before leaving home, Starbeck, Harrogate, N Yorks, 16 Jun 2023

[MsMiniSleuth]

UPDATE: 1.57am, Sun

A more recent photo of Sophie has been provided by her family. Please share this updated appeal.

Thank you for your continued support.

UPDATE: 9.20pm, Sat...

Police enquiries are continuing in the effort to find Sophie.

The response to the appeal has been excellent with helpful information being passed to our officers to act upon.

Sophie's description has been updated below, with the main addition that she usually wears dark green Adidas trainers with a white sole.

Please keep supporting the appeal and keep reporting any potential sightings and information that could assist in finding Sophie - it's not too late if you saw something earlier today or even on Friday night.

Many thanks for your care and support.

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Urgent appeal - have you seen 22-year-old Sophie Rebecca Lambert from Starbeck?

North Yorkshire Police is urgently appealing for possible sightings and information to help find a missing woman from Harrogate.

Sophie Rebecca Lambert, 22, was reported missing from her home in Starbeck at 10.10pm on Friday (16 June 2023).

Sophie was last seen by her family at 7.20pm before she left the house.

Concerns are growing for her welfare and extensive police searches are currently taking place in the Nidd Gorge area with assistance from Search and Rescue.

Sophie is described as white, 5ft 3in, aged in her early 20s, slim build, with long dark brown hair that is possibly plaited or wavy.

She has a distinctive scar on her forehead which is likely to be noticeable.

It is unknown what clothing she has on, but her family said she tends to wear jogging bottoms and has dark green Adidas trainers with a white sole.

If you have seen a woman matching Sophie’s description or photograph, please call North Yorkshire Police immediately on 999 quoting reference 12230110845.

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[StillDiggin]

Lots of concern for Sophie, search & rescue have been out searching for her. Police call in search and rescue teams in bid to find missing woman - live

 

[StillDiggin]

Police issue CCTV pictures of missing Sophie as police conduct house to house enquiries

yorkmix.com

 

[Spy Versus Spy]

Interesting Twitter appeal (from 2016)

Dates/ages work. A history of going missing? Same person?

https://twitter.com/x/status/699331163651973120

 

[LemonMint]

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/concerns-grow-for-missing-yorkshire-woman-sophie-lambert-as-police-conduct-urgent-house-to-house-searches-4187506

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Search teams are scouring woods and a river gorge for a woman who has been missing for four days.

Sophie Lambert, 22, from Starbeck in Harrogate, was first reported missing from her home at 22:10 BST on Friday, North Yorkshire Police said.

The force said extensive house-to-house inquiries had been carried out over the weekend.

Search teams were also combing woodland and the riverside in the nearby Nidd Gorge.

Sophie Lambert: Nidd Gorge searched for missing woman

Police in Harrogate say search teams have been looking for Sophie Lambert in the nearby Nidd Gorge.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[LemonMint]

“Police say they are currently scouring a river in the Nidd Gorge as a member of the public found some of her belongings nearby on Saturday morning.”

Desperate hunt for missing woman, 22, as cops share CCTV of last sighting

A DESPERATE hunt is underway for a woman who has been missing for four days. Sophie Rebecca Lambert, 22, vanished from Harrogate, North Yorkshire on Friday – sparking a massive search mission…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Police are 'gravely concerned' over the welfare of a 22-year-old woman who has gone missing from her home in North Yorkshire.

Sophie Rebecca Lambert was reported as missing from her home in the Starbeck area of Harrogate on Friday 16 June.

Extensive police searches are taking place in the Nidd Gorge area with assistance from search and rescue teams, including under water specialists. Some of Ms Lawton personal items were found in the area on Saturday.

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-06-19/extensive-searches-taking-place-to-find-missing-woman-22

 

[Bethan]

This is very worrying….particularly with personal items found

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Missing Sophie Rebecca Lambert's brother and sister say they have been "up all night" in the search for the 22-year-old Harrogate woman.

Today (Tuesday, June 20) marks the fifth day since Sophie went missing. Sophie's family reported her missing to North Yorkshire Police on Friday, June 16. She was last seen leaving her home in Harrogate around 7pm that night. CCTV footage shows Sophie leaving her property.

There have been no confirmed sightings of Sophie since then. Concerns are growing for her welfare and extensive police searches are currently taking place in the Nidd Gorge area with assistance from Search and Rescue. Harrogate residents have also been helping Sophie's family conduct searches.

[...]

Sharing an update on Tuesday morning, Sophie's brother Craig said: "Day five. I know the weather today is meant to be horrible and raining most of the day, but can people comment on this post if they want to join the search again today/tonight, just so we can cover some different areas in small groups, thanks everyone for all your help so far.

"Still no sightings of my sister Sophie, can everyone please continue to share this post thank you."

Craig said he was out until 5 o'clock in the morning on Saturday, June 17, searching for her. The same day, a member of public handed in belongings found near the Nidd Gorge, which police identified as Sophie's. Craig said Sophie "doesn't really know anyone" after a concerned Harrogate resident asked if she is likely to have gone to a friend's house.

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Missing Sophie Lambert's siblings speak out on desperate search for her

'Makes me feel some what comforted by knowing you are all looking for her,' Sophie's sister said

www.examinerlive.co.uk

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Missing - Sophie Lambert

https://m.facebook.com/groups/478554021137663/

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Searches for missing Starbeck woman Sophie Lambert are continuing this evening, as her disappearance goes into a fifth night.

There has been no update from North Yorkshire Police since yesterday, but officers are still out around Nidd Gorge.

The area has been the focus for the search since the weekend, conducted by North Yorkshire Police officers alongside mountain and underwater rescue crews.

Members of the public are also covering as much ground as possible to try to find the 22-year-old.

Search for missing Sophie Lambert enters fifth night - The Stray Ferret

Searches for missing Starbeck woman Sophie Lambert are continuing this evening, as her disappearance goes into a fifth night.

thestrayferret.co.uk

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

A friend of the family of a Harrogate woman who went missing five days ago has described the agony the community is feeling as the search for her intensifies.

Andrew Hart who owns Starbeck Post Office spoke out as the desperate search for Sophie Lambert continues. Today (Tues) marks the fifth day since she went missing with her family reporting her missing to North Yorkshire Police on Friday, June 16.

There have been no confirmed sightings of her since then. Concerns are growing for her welfare and extensive police searches have been taking place in the Nidd Gorge area with assistance from Search and Rescue. A Facebook group named 'Missing - Sophie Lambert' has been set up to try and spread the word.

Mr Hart who owns the Post Office in Starbeck where Sophie lives and who runs the Facebook group: Starbeck Community with more than 2,500 members, said: "As soon as I heard Sophie going missing I wanted to help in whatever way I could.

"Sophie is young enough to be my granddaughter and I can't imagine what her family is going through at the moment. I used to see her walk past the Post Office quite frequently and she is a member of the group and obviously, I am concerned about her.

"Some weeks ago I posted on my Facebook Group: Starbeck Community, that I had a growing concern about the lack of policing and the social and moral pressures our young people are under. It is not just employment, inflation, and a roof over their heads, it is County Lines drugs, debt, gangs, crime, and grooming.

"The Harrogate area is being overrun by people hellbent on corrupting our kids, getting them into debt, or reliant upon drugs and then using them. The trouble is there is no faith or trust in the system and there is a lot of fear. The safer community officer, the council, the police and the Commissioner either cannot cope or are not interested..."

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Desperate search for missing Yorkshire woman continues as friend lashes out

Owner of Starbeck Post Office says he wanted to help as soon as he heard the 22-year-old went missing

www.examinerlive.co.uk

 

[StillDiggin]

Really sad news this morning.
We are sad to report that officers searching for missing Sophie Lambert in the Harrogate area have confirmed a body has been found in the River Nidd near Nidd Gorge this morning. (Wednesday 21 June).

It is too early to confirm the identity, but Sophie’s family have been informed and are receiving specialist support.

We ask that their privacy is respected.

We thank everyone who has supported the missing person appeal over the last few days.

A further update will be issued in due course.

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