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| Father thanks community for turning out to help find 19-year-old who has been missing for 11 days | |
| David Connett and agencies | |
| Sat 18 Nov 2017 15.07 GMT | |
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| Hundreds of volunteers have joined the search for the missing teenager Gaia Pope in Dorset. | Hundreds of volunteers have joined the search for the missing teenager Gaia Pope in Dorset. |
| The 19-year-old has not been seen for 11 days and clothes belonging to her were found on open land near cliffs south of the Dorset town on Thursday. | The 19-year-old has not been seen for 11 days and clothes belonging to her were found on open land near cliffs south of the Dorset town on Thursday. |
| Her father, Richard Sutherland, thanked those who had come to search areas around Swanage on Saturday. | Her father, Richard Sutherland, thanked those who had come to search areas around Swanage on Saturday. |
| “I just want to say a massive thank you for coming out. It is very heartwarming and the support gives us a lot of hope,” he said at Durlston country park. | “I just want to say a massive thank you for coming out. It is very heartwarming and the support gives us a lot of hope,” he said at Durlston country park. |
| Organised by the Find Gaia group on Facebook, volunteers gathered at the country park, near the main beach and to the north of the town to look for Pope, who has severe epilepsy. | Organised by the Find Gaia group on Facebook, volunteers gathered at the country park, near the main beach and to the north of the town to look for Pope, who has severe epilepsy. |
| Since she disappeared, hundreds of missing person posters have been distributed across the county. | Since she disappeared, hundreds of missing person posters have been distributed across the county. |
| Detectives have arrested and released under investigation three people: a 71-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 49-year-old man, named locally as Paul Elsey. | Detectives have arrested and released under investigation three people: a 71-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 49-year-old man, named locally as Paul Elsey. |
| On Friday Pope’s mother, Natasha Pope, said she had not given up hope of her daughter being found alive. | On Friday Pope’s mother, Natasha Pope, said she had not given up hope of her daughter being found alive. |
| “I believe in this community and I believe miracles can happen. I am holding on to hope, along with Gaia’s sisters and the whole family, who are my strength. Please hold on with us,” she said in a message on social media. | “I believe in this community and I believe miracles can happen. I am holding on to hope, along with Gaia’s sisters and the whole family, who are my strength. Please hold on with us,” she said in a message on social media. |
| “My eternal thanks to everyone who is out there searching for my little girl. Please come out over the weekend and do what you can. Every one of you makes a difference.” | “My eternal thanks to everyone who is out there searching for my little girl. Please come out over the weekend and do what you can. Every one of you makes a difference.” |
| Earlier, Sutherland said he feared his daughter’s epilepsy may have played a part in her disappearance as she had been warned by doctors that she was at risk of sudden death from the condition. | Earlier, Sutherland said he feared his daughter’s epilepsy may have played a part in her disappearance as she had been warned by doctors that she was at risk of sudden death from the condition. |
| Pope has not been seen since about 4pm on 7 November in Manor Gardens, Swanage. An hour earlier she was captured on CCTV buying an ice cream at St Michael’s Garage near the town, having been driven there by a relative. | Pope has not been seen since about 4pm on 7 November in Manor Gardens, Swanage. An hour earlier she was captured on CCTV buying an ice cream at St Michael’s Garage near the town, having been driven there by a relative. |
| She was wearing a red checked shirt with white buttons, grey and white woven leggings and white trainers. The black jacket she had on was recovered from an address in Manor Gardens. | She was wearing a red checked shirt with white buttons, grey and white woven leggings and white trainers. The black jacket she had on was recovered from an address in Manor Gardens. |
| More than 50 emergency services personnel, including police, coastguard, the fire brigade and Dorset search and rescue were continuing to look for Pope. | More than 50 emergency services personnel, including police, coastguard, the fire brigade and Dorset search and rescue were continuing to look for Pope. |
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