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Jordan Cobb hunt: Shoreline to be searched again | |
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Another shoreline search is to be carried out for a missing teenager who leapt from a ferry into a river between Devon and Cornwall. | Another shoreline search is to be carried out for a missing teenager who leapt from a ferry into a river between Devon and Cornwall. |
Jordan Cobb, 16, from Plymouth, jumped from the Torpoint ferry into the River Tamar late on New Year's Eve. | Jordan Cobb, 16, from Plymouth, jumped from the Torpoint ferry into the River Tamar late on New Year's Eve. |
The search will involve the Coastguard, the Ministry of Defence and Devon and Cornwall Police. | The search will involve the Coastguard, the Ministry of Defence and Devon and Cornwall Police. |
Several searches have been carried out since his disappearance, focussing on the river, the river bed and the shore. | Several searches have been carried out since his disappearance, focussing on the river, the river bed and the shore. |
Nearby Plymouth Sound has also been searched. | Nearby Plymouth Sound has also been searched. |
Plymouth police commander Ch Supt Chris Singer, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said on Twitter: "There remains a quiet resolution to find Jordan and return him to his loved ones from all involved in the search." | |
Police said it was believed Jordan, a year 11 student at Stoke Damerel Community College, had been with a group of friends as the ferry was approaching Torpoint when he jumped. | Police said it was believed Jordan, a year 11 student at Stoke Damerel Community College, had been with a group of friends as the ferry was approaching Torpoint when he jumped. |