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09/01/2008
Amy Hunt Intensifies As Leggings Found
Clothing has been found near the area of Spain's Costa Del Sol in which missing Dublin teenager Amy Fitzpatrick was last seen at New Year.
Police in Spain searching for her have found a pair of leggings in a ravine about 100 metres from the dirt track where she was last seen. The black leggings have been taken away for examination.
The teenager was wearing a pair of black tracksuit bottoms when she went missing nine days ago, near her home in Fuengirola.
Police have stepped up their search which involves two helicopters, sniffer dogs, mapping experts from Madrid and a large team of police officers.
Her mother Audrey arrived at the scene of the search on Wednesday morning and has issued an appeal for information.
Miss Fitzpatrick disappeared while she was walking home from a friend's house on New Year's Day.
Investigating police from the Guardia Civil are co-ordinating the search and are extending it to an area 12km in radius.
No civilians are being allowed to take part in the search. Volunteers had been asked to gather at the Calla Mijes football pitch, which is beside the school that Amy previously attended.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has also offered consular assistance but that offer does not appear to have been taken up and no Irish official is present in Fuengirola.
Interpol has not been alerted and the gardaí also say that they have not received a request from the Spanish police for assistance and their liaison officer based in Madrid has not been asked to travel to the Costa del Sol.
Police in Spain searching for her have found a pair of leggings in a ravine about 100 metres from the dirt track where she was last seen. The black leggings have been taken away for examination.
The teenager was wearing a pair of black tracksuit bottoms when she went missing nine days ago, near her home in Fuengirola.
Police have stepped up their search which involves two helicopters, sniffer dogs, mapping experts from Madrid and a large team of police officers.
Her mother Audrey arrived at the scene of the search on Wednesday morning and has issued an appeal for information.
Miss Fitzpatrick disappeared while she was walking home from a friend's house on New Year's Day.
Investigating police from the Guardia Civil are co-ordinating the search and are extending it to an area 12km in radius.
No civilians are being allowed to take part in the search. Volunteers had been asked to gather at the Calla Mijes football pitch, which is beside the school that Amy previously attended.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has also offered consular assistance but that offer does not appear to have been taken up and no Irish official is present in Fuengirola.
Interpol has not been alerted and the gardaí also say that they have not received a request from the Spanish police for assistance and their liaison officer based in Madrid has not been asked to travel to the Costa del Sol.
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