Personal items belonging to woman missing for two weeks found on river bank
The belongings of a 39-year-old woman who vanished shortly before Christmas have been found by a river.
Lucy Charles was last seen on December 22 walking past a pub in Bangor-on-Dee, near Wrexham, north Wales.
With the search now entering its third week, police are ramping up efforts to identify people who might have seen Lucy or caught her movements on personal CCTV cameras or dashcams.
Her family was said to have had a ‘particularly difficult time’ waiting for updates on the search over the festive period.
The last known sighting was on a CCTV camera which filmed her at 5.34pm on December 22 passing the Royal Oak pub, which is on the outskirts of the town and lies a short walk away from the river.
Police have not confirmed which of Lucy’s items were found by the river.
Chief Inspector Stephen Roberts of North Wales Police said: ‘Since this time extensive searches have taken place which have led us to find personal items of Lucy’s on the bank of the River Dee close to the Severn Trent Water Treatment Works.
‘During the last two weeks we have carried out extensive enquiries and searches of both the river Dee and the local area.
‘I would like to thank everyone who has assisted in the searches including the local mountain rescue team, the fire service, the police helicopter and the police under water search team who have carried out extensive water based searches in difficult weather and water conditions, from Bangor on Dee to Chester.
‘Their searches continue to take place.’
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