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Missing Rosie Johnson: Isle of Wight boathouses searched | Missing Rosie Johnson: Isle of Wight boathouses searched |
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A search for a woman who has been missing on the Isle of Wight since Sunday is to focus on boathouses near the activity centre where she works. | A search for a woman who has been missing on the Isle of Wight since Sunday is to focus on boathouses near the activity centre where she works. |
Rosie Johnson, 22, from Glasgow, was last seen at the PGL Little Canada activity centre in Wootton. | Rosie Johnson, 22, from Glasgow, was last seen at the PGL Little Canada activity centre in Wootton. |
Police say they have returned to the New Road area of Wootton, near Wootton Creek, to search the area again. | Police say they have returned to the New Road area of Wootton, near Wootton Creek, to search the area again. |
Officers are carrying out "targeted doorknocks" on properties with boathouses and outhouses. | Officers are carrying out "targeted doorknocks" on properties with boathouses and outhouses. |
Ms Johnson, who is the niece of Edinburgh South MSP Daniel Johnson, failed to report for work on Monday and was reported missing by her employer. | Ms Johnson, who is the niece of Edinburgh South MSP Daniel Johnson, failed to report for work on Monday and was reported missing by her employer. |
Hampshire Constabulary said it believed Ms Johnson was still on the island. | |
However, the force added there had been no further confirmed sightings or CCTV images of her. | |
A large air and land search was launched on Tuesday involving police and volunteers from Isle of Wight Search and Rescue, Hampshire Search and Rescue (SAR) and the coastguard. | |
They searched in and around Wootton Creek, near the adventure centre, with assistance from mud rescue teams from Ventnor SAR. | |
Miss Johnson is described as slim with brown hair and was last seen wearing a dark blue puffer jacket and trousers. | |
She was a pupil at Banchory Academy in Aberdeenshire and, according to her social media profiles, graduated from the University of Glasgow last year. | She was a pupil at Banchory Academy in Aberdeenshire and, according to her social media profiles, graduated from the University of Glasgow last year. |
It is understood she worked as a field studies instructor at PGL Little Canada; an activity centre for primary school children on the banks of Wootton Creek. | It is understood she worked as a field studies instructor at PGL Little Canada; an activity centre for primary school children on the banks of Wootton Creek. |