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Mother Collapses During Search for Missing Barnstaple Teen

Police are focusing on the River Taw based on CCTV of his last movements.

Overview

  • Taylor’s mother, Zoe Harvey, collapsed during a riverbank search through reeds and was pulled out with cuts to her face, hands and arms.
  • Devon and Cornwall Police are concentrating searches on the River Taw and estuary using specialist teams, drones and a helicopter.
  • CCTV from May 8 showed the 14-year-old walking from a Tesco car park toward the river in Barnstaple.
  • Detectives are reviewing CCTV and carrying out house-to-house and witness enquiries as part of the search.
  • Police asked anyone with information to call 999 quoting reference 50260117084, as community volunteers continue to organize search parties and share posters.