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| Missing daughter prompts appeal | Missing daughter prompts appeal |
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| The distraught parents of an Edinburgh doctor missing for 10 days have begged their daughter to get in touch and let them know that she is safe. | The distraught parents of an Edinburgh doctor missing for 10 days have begged their daughter to get in touch and let them know that she is safe. |
| Jim and Carol McLean said they missed the "good family times" with Susannah Ellis, 28, but understood she had been deeply unhappy in recent weeks. | Jim and Carol McLean said they missed the "good family times" with Susannah Ellis, 28, but understood she had been deeply unhappy in recent weeks. |
| Ms Ellis told friends on Sunday 4 February, she was going shopping in Princes Street, but did not return. | Ms Ellis told friends on Sunday 4 February, she was going shopping in Princes Street, but did not return. |
| Police said she withdrew a large sum of cash from three ATMs before vanishing. | Police said she withdrew a large sum of cash from three ATMs before vanishing. |
| We miss your company and the good family times we all have together Jim McLeanSusannah Ellis' father | We miss your company and the good family times we all have together Jim McLeanSusannah Ellis' father |
| Fears for her safety increased last week when her rucksack was discovered in a bin at a city pub. | Fears for her safety increased last week when her rucksack was discovered in a bin at a city pub. |
| And her parents are worried she will become more and more anxious without her prescribed medication. | And her parents are worried she will become more and more anxious without her prescribed medication. |
| Mr and Mrs McLean have made a direct, emotional appeal to their daughter, who is separated from her husband, to come forward. | Mr and Mrs McLean have made a direct, emotional appeal to their daughter, who is separated from her husband, to come forward. |
| Mr McLean, 59, said: "Susannah, life has been difficult for you recently and we understand how deeply unhappy and frustrated you have been. | |
| "We also understand that, at present, you feel that you don't want to tell anyone where you are. | "We also understand that, at present, you feel that you don't want to tell anyone where you are. |
| "We miss you very much. We miss your company and the good family times we all have together. | "We miss you very much. We miss your company and the good family times we all have together. |
| "We are very worried about you." | "We are very worried about you." |
| Posters and leaflets | Posters and leaflets |
| Police have been patrolling St Leonards, where she was last seen, seeking clues about her whereabouts. | Police have been patrolling St Leonards, where she was last seen, seeking clues about her whereabouts. |
| Officers from the Lothian and Borders force have handed out leaflets and put up posters in the area. | Officers from the Lothian and Borders force have handed out leaflets and put up posters in the area. |
| Ms Ellis is described as white, 5ft 6in, with light brown hair, blue eyes, and has a pale complexion with faint acne scarring on her cheeks. | Ms Ellis is described as white, 5ft 6in, with light brown hair, blue eyes, and has a pale complexion with faint acne scarring on her cheeks. |
| When she went missing she was wearing an electric blue, V-neck jumper, black, knee-length coat with belt, jeans and trainers. | When she went missing she was wearing an electric blue, V-neck jumper, black, knee-length coat with belt, jeans and trainers. |