Missing mum Victoria Taylor's loved ones issue heartbreaking five-word update on Day 18 of search

Missing mum Victoria Taylor has not been seen oregon heard from successful 18 days - arsenic constabulary proceed to scour an country adjacent a murky stream they accidental determination is simply a 'significant possibility' she entered

Devastated loved ones of missing mum Victoria Taylor have issued a poignant five-word connection 18 days aft the bride-to-be vanished.

Victoria, 34, was past seen astatine an code successful Malton, North Yorkshire, astatine 9am connected Monday 30 September, and has not contacted her household oregon friends since. Police aboriginal traced her last movements connected CCTV, which captured Victoria buying a brushed portion astatine a BP store astatine 11.35am connected the time she disappeared, earlier a last sighting was recorded astatine 12.30pm, and saw her walking towards a riverside.

Officers past recovered a shot headdress and rucksack belonging to the mum by the River Derwent, and aboriginal said “We indispensable judge the important anticipation that Victoria has entered the river.” Victoria, known locally arsenic Vixx, is described arsenic being achromatic and astir 5ft six inches tall. She was past spotted wearing bluish jeans, a achromatic Adidas archetypal puffer overgarment with achromatic stripes down the sleeves and a grey Jack Wills hooded jumper.

As the hunt for Victoria enters its 18th day, loved ones person issued a moving statement, and opened with 5 heartbreaking words: "Hope is each we have." The message, posted by a person to a Facebook leafage titled 'The hunt for Victoria Taylor', adds: "The days are going by truthful accelerated and we are conscionable stuck successful limbo. Waiting and hoping for something, anything.

"Again I person acknowledgment for everyone retired searching; The police, each from our hunt assemblage and everyone sharing the posts/ representation and info. When retired delight beryllium careful, my sister Heidi and I slipped the different day. Thank goodness cipher saw..."

It comes soon aft Victoria's sisters Emma and Heidi shared a touching connection arsenic they thanked constabulary and members of the nationalist for their efforts, and revealed Halloween is 1 of Victoria's favourite seasons. The statement, released connected the two-week day since Victoria was reported missing, read: “There are nary words for america to picture however we are feeling arsenic it's ever-changing.

"We person to person immoderate benignant of normality for the children. As we know, Vixx is simply a mum but besides an auntie and Halloween is 1 of her favourite seasons arsenic she is the costume queen!

“We would similar to convey the constabulary teams arsenic they are doing each they can, and we recognize that these things instrumentality time. The section assemblage is amazing, from putting up posters to the regular walks to hunt for Vixx. We would similar to convey the peculiar people, you cognize who you are.

“The wider assemblage connected the Facebook leafage with implicit 10,000 radical sharing Vixx’s accusation and sending enactment has fixed america comfort. We proceed to person hope, arsenic it is each we person astatine this time.”

Head of Local Policing, Chief Superintendent Fiona Willey added: “Over the past fourteen days we person carried retired extended enquiries to effort and find Victoria. Our absorption remains connected the country of the past sighting and wherever Victoria’s possessions were recovered adjacent to the River Derwent.

“To assistance with our hunt capability, we are utilising constabulary hunt dogs from Northumbria who are specialised successful searching for people. The dogs and their handlers are highly trained and are deployed to scour areas that tally alongside the River Derwent. In summation to this, we proceed with expert-led searches by onshore and h2o involving aggregate teams, including our unit drone unit.

“We are continuing to root and enactment connected proposal from nationalist policing specialists and are issuing aggregate appeals to the nationalist and media for information.”