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| Jordan Cobb ferry jump into River Tamar: Prayer service held | Jordan Cobb ferry jump into River Tamar: Prayer service held |
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| A prayer service has been held for a missing teenager who jumped from a ferry into a river on New Year's Eve. | A prayer service has been held for a missing teenager who jumped from a ferry into a river on New Year's Eve. |
| Jordan Cobb, 16, from Plymouth, Devon, jumped from the Torpoint ferry into the River Tamar at 21:15 GMT on Monday. | |
| A major search took place on Tuesday but Jordan was not found. The prayer service was held at his school. | A major search took place on Tuesday but Jordan was not found. The prayer service was held at his school. |
| CCTV from the chain-link vehicle ferry, which crosses the river on the Devon/Cornwall border, showed Jordan jumping from the side of the boat. | CCTV from the chain-link vehicle ferry, which crosses the river on the Devon/Cornwall border, showed Jordan jumping from the side of the boat. |
| Friends of the teenager said they would be meeting at the Tamar Bridge to carry out their own land-based search on Wednesday morning. | Friends of the teenager said they would be meeting at the Tamar Bridge to carry out their own land-based search on Wednesday morning. |
| Students and teachers at Stoke Damerel Community College, which Jordan attended, organised the prayer service on Tuesday and friends of the teenager have paid tribute to him on social media sites. | Students and teachers at Stoke Damerel Community College, which Jordan attended, organised the prayer service on Tuesday and friends of the teenager have paid tribute to him on social media sites. |
| Chantice Dicken said "thoughts go out to Jordan Cobb, hope he's found soon" and Ben Wakefield tweeted "praying for Jordan Cobb. I only wish to hear good news as an outcome". | Chantice Dicken said "thoughts go out to Jordan Cobb, hope he's found soon" and Ben Wakefield tweeted "praying for Jordan Cobb. I only wish to hear good news as an outcome". |
| No sightings | No sightings |
| Brixham Coastguard said it had called off the search on Tuesday night and it would only resume if more information emerged, but there had been no news overnight. | Brixham Coastguard said it had called off the search on Tuesday night and it would only resume if more information emerged, but there had been no news overnight. |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said Jordan was believed to have been with a group of friends when he jumped but there had been no sightings of him since he was captured on the ferry's CCTV going into the water. | Devon and Cornwall Police said Jordan was believed to have been with a group of friends when he jumped but there had been no sightings of him since he was captured on the ferry's CCTV going into the water. |
| The ferry was approaching Torpoint at the time of the jump but the search was extended to include the Plymouth side of the river. | The ferry was approaching Torpoint at the time of the jump but the search was extended to include the Plymouth side of the river. |
| Torpoint ferries are pulled across the River Tamar on chains and are an important travel link between Plymouth in Devon and Torpoint in Cornwall. | Torpoint ferries are pulled across the River Tamar on chains and are an important travel link between Plymouth in Devon and Torpoint in Cornwall. |
| Three ferries provide a year-round 24-hour-a-day service with a 10-minute frequency during peak times, according to the Tamar Crossings website. | Three ferries provide a year-round 24-hour-a-day service with a 10-minute frequency during peak times, according to the Tamar Crossings website. |