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Chippenham: Large search operation for missing 21-year-old man

Chippenham: Large search operation for missing 21-year-old man

BBC News02-03-2025

A large search operation is under way to help find a man who has been missing for three days.Sebastian, 21, was last seen leaving the Black Horse Pub in Chippenham, Wiltshire, at about 23:30 GMT on Thursday. He was captured on CCTV heading towards Lovers Walk. He is described as white, about 5ft 10in tall, slim build, with blond/brown hair and a long fringe. He was wearing a grey jumper, blue jeans, a beige fur-lined jacket and white Adidas trainers with a velcro strap across the top. Anybody with information has been urged to contact Wiltshire Police.
Ch Insp Ben Huggins, from Wiltshire Police, said the force is conducting "multiple lines of inquiries" to find Sebastian. "Sebastian's disappearance is out of character and we and his family are extremely concerned for his welfare."We are working with Wiltshire Search and Rescue and we currently have extensive specialist resources in place to find him, so we would ask the public not to speculate and to allow us to conduct our inquiries," he added.Officers have also released CCTV images from the day that Sebastian went missing.
In a statement, a spokesperson from Wiltshire Search and Rescue said more than 60 volunteers have joined the search party, with boat teams on the River Avon. They have joined up with other organisations, including Mountain Rescue and Lowland Rescue teams and search and rescue teams from Severn Area, Avon and Somerset, Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

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