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| Anthony Knott: Search for missing firefighter continues | Anthony Knott: Search for missing firefighter continues |
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| The search for a missing firefighter has returned to "a dangerous area" which flooded around an outdoor swimming pool. | |
| Anthony Knott, 33, disappeared during a work night out in Lewes, East Sussex, on 20 December. | Anthony Knott, 33, disappeared during a work night out in Lewes, East Sussex, on 20 December. |
| Officers have carried out a land and water search of the local area involving boats, dogs and drones. | Officers have carried out a land and water search of the local area involving boats, dogs and drones. |
| Det Insp John Gillings said Sussex Police officers would once again search the area around Pells Pool. | Det Insp John Gillings said Sussex Police officers would once again search the area around Pells Pool. |
| He said the public had been "absolutely fantastic" but urged people "not to come down and be involved with any further physical searches". | He said the public had been "absolutely fantastic" but urged people "not to come down and be involved with any further physical searches". |
| "The Pells' floodwater has dropped but it is still a dangerous area and we have got specialist trained search officers down there working in teams," he added. | "The Pells' floodwater has dropped but it is still a dangerous area and we have got specialist trained search officers down there working in teams," he added. |
| He said said officers would also be doing "CCTV sweeps" in the hunt for leads and carrying out house-to-house inquiries around The Lamb pub in Fisher Street. | He said said officers would also be doing "CCTV sweeps" in the hunt for leads and carrying out house-to-house inquiries around The Lamb pub in Fisher Street. |
| Family, friends and concerned members of the public have been searching different locations across Lewes, including fields and outskirts. | |
| Phil Michael, an old friend of Mr Knott, said they were "branching further out" but the firefighters were "wading in the Pells again" where the water was subsiding. | |
| He said Mr Knott was a "really nice bloke who wouldn't hurt a fly". | |
| "I just feel the urge to keep looking for him. I think he would do the same for me," he added. | |
| Mr Knott, of Orpington, has not been seen since leaving his colleagues at the pub, for unknown reasons, at about 19:15 GMT. | Mr Knott, of Orpington, has not been seen since leaving his colleagues at the pub, for unknown reasons, at about 19:15 GMT. |
| Det Insp Gillings said there was currently no information about where he was going. | Det Insp Gillings said there was currently no information about where he was going. |
| On Sunday, Sussex Search and Rescue shared images from its searches of the River Ouse, between Lewes and Newhaven, on social media. | On Sunday, Sussex Search and Rescue shared images from its searches of the River Ouse, between Lewes and Newhaven, on social media. |
| Police said the search would continue to focus on "the vicinity of the Pells which is the direction he was last seen walking when he left the pub". | Police said the search would continue to focus on "the vicinity of the Pells which is the direction he was last seen walking when he left the pub". |
| "But obviously there is now additional CCTV that shows him heading in a different direction, slightly later on," Det Insp Gillings said. | "But obviously there is now additional CCTV that shows him heading in a different direction, slightly later on," Det Insp Gillings said. |
| Footage shows Mr Knott walking along White Hill at 19:19, before heading back along the road in the opposite direction about 20 minutes later. | Footage shows Mr Knott walking along White Hill at 19:19, before heading back along the road in the opposite direction about 20 minutes later. |
| An earlier image showed him walking up Market Street - towards the pub - at 19:41, 20 minutes after his phone was turned off or the battery died. | An earlier image showed him walking up Market Street - towards the pub - at 19:41, 20 minutes after his phone was turned off or the battery died. |
| Mr Knott, who is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, was wearing a black long-sleeved top, dark denim coat, dark jeans and black shoes. | Mr Knott, who is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, was wearing a black long-sleeved top, dark denim coat, dark jeans and black shoes. |
| Det Insp Gillings said: "Anthony walks on the balls of his feet which makes it looks as though he is bouncing along." | Det Insp Gillings said: "Anthony walks on the balls of his feet which makes it looks as though he is bouncing along." |
| He also said he could be seen rubbing his hands in the newly-released CCTV footage. | He also said he could be seen rubbing his hands in the newly-released CCTV footage. |
| "We can see him doing [this] within the pub itself earlier in the evening," he added. | "We can see him doing [this] within the pub itself earlier in the evening," he added. |
| Mr Knott's partner Lucy Otto previously said of his disappearance: "This isn't something he would intentionally do. He wouldn't want to stay away." | Mr Knott's partner Lucy Otto previously said of his disappearance: "This isn't something he would intentionally do. He wouldn't want to stay away." |