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| Shannon search enters sixth day | |
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| The police search which includes teams of divers, for nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is entering its sixth day with no trace of the schoolgirl. | |
| Family members and volunteers wearing special T-shirts have been handing out leaflets appealing for information. | Family members and volunteers wearing special T-shirts have been handing out leaflets appealing for information. |
| Shannon went missing from her West Yorkshire home on Tuesday and was seen on CCTV leaving a swimming pool. | Shannon went missing from her West Yorkshire home on Tuesday and was seen on CCTV leaving a swimming pool. |
| More than 200 homes within half a mile of the youngster's Moorside Road home in Dewsbury have been searched. | More than 200 homes within half a mile of the youngster's Moorside Road home in Dewsbury have been searched. |
| West Yorkshire Police said they remain "gravely concerned" for her safety. | West Yorkshire Police said they remain "gravely concerned" for her safety. |
| Specialist divers have continued searching a pond behind Dewsbury Hospital on Heards Road which is not far from the family home. | Specialist divers have continued searching a pond behind Dewsbury Hospital on Heards Road which is not far from the family home. |
| The nine-year-old has never gone missing before | The nine-year-old has never gone missing before |
| About 250 police officers have been involved in the search. | About 250 police officers have been involved in the search. |
| Shannon's family handed out leaflets showing her picture at Leeds United's Elland Road ground for Saturday's fixture with Crewe Alexandra. | Shannon's family handed out leaflets showing her picture at Leeds United's Elland Road ground for Saturday's fixture with Crewe Alexandra. |
| She is described as around 4ft 1in and slim, with shoulder-length, medium-brown hair, possibly tied up in a ponytail and has blue eyes and freckles. | She is described as around 4ft 1in and slim, with shoulder-length, medium-brown hair, possibly tied up in a ponytail and has blue eyes and freckles. |
| The CCTV images show her leaving Dewsbury Sports Centre wearing distinctive pink Bratz boots. | The CCTV images show her leaving Dewsbury Sports Centre wearing distinctive pink Bratz boots. |
| On Saturday Chief Superintendent Barry South, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "We are still putting extensive resources into our search activity and that will continue for the foreseeable future." | On Saturday Chief Superintendent Barry South, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "We are still putting extensive resources into our search activity and that will continue for the foreseeable future." |
| Posters in English, Urdu and Hungarian, have been displayed in shop windows in the area. | Posters in English, Urdu and Hungarian, have been displayed in shop windows in the area. |
| More than 300 calls from members of the public have been received by police. | More than 300 calls from members of the public have been received by police. |