Victoria Taylor: Missing Malton woman may have gone into river

Teams are conducting searches both above and below the water’s surface, with those involved using specialist sonar equipment.

“This search is slow and complex and the team are working methodically in very difficult conditions.

“The use of these specialist resources will continue in the coming days and we are very much supported in this work on a national level by police and advisers,” she added.

A CCTV image showing Ms Taylor, who is originally from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, was snapped at Malton Bus Station at 11:53 BST on the day she vanished.

In the image she was wearing a camouflage green cap, as well light blue jeans and white trainers. She was also carrying a rucksack.

Before then, she was captured on camera at 11:35 BST at a BP garage on Welham Road in the Norton area of the town.

Ms Taylor’s family had been caused “unnecessary anguish” following a “small amount of misinformation and speculation” on social media, the officer told the media at the briefing on the riverbank.

The family had made it clear that it would only want to work with North Yorkshire Police, Ch Supt Willey added.

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