CCTV footage shows last recorded movements of missing 19-year-old Tom Dingle as search enters day nine
Police have released CCTV footage of a 19-year-old man who went missing nine days ago.
The CCTV clip shows the last recorded movements of missing student Tom Dingle walking along Mill Lane in Appley Bridge and turning onto Appley Lane.
Very sadly Tom is still missing and his loving family are extremely worried about him.Tom is 5ft 10in with short black hair.
He was last seen wearing a black Carhartt jacket (similar to the one shown in the attached clip), black jeans and black Doc Martin shoes (similar to the one shown in the attached clip) and carrying a backpack over his shoulder.
A spokesperson for the police said: “We know this is 19-year-old Tom because we have tracked his movements from Stonemill Rise at 12.30am on Saturday, 13th December, onto Appley Lane North at around 12.40am.
“We know people are really keen to help find Tom and what we really need from the public is dashcam footage from the area between 12.30am and 3am on 13th December, when we know there were quite a few vehicles in the area.”
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They added: “This is footage that covers Mill Lane at the junction with Appley Lane North and Appley Lane North from the Bridge Inn going up to Hall Lane.Many of you will have seen our officers and colleagues from partner agencies carrying out searches in the Appley Bridge area.
“This has included specialist search officers, uniformed officers, police dogs, our drone team, and mountain rescue colleagues.
“What you won’t see is officers at a number of police stations reviewing hours of CCTV and doorbell footage, using digital experts, and officers speaking to Tom’s friends and family.
“We want to reassure you that our searches and enquiries are very much ongoing and we are doing everything in our powers to find Tom, who has links to Appley Bridge, Lancaster and Wigan.”
If you see Tom, please call 999 as soon as you can.If you have information or footage that could help us find Tom, please call 101 quoting log 0120 of 13th December.
Alternatively, report it here: https://orlo.uk/o53uH.