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Sarah Wellgreen: Divers continue to scour River Darent in Dartford

Divers are continuing to scour a river today as the search for missing mum-of-five Sarah Wellgreen nears a third week.

Police investigating the disappearance, which is being treated as a potential murder, say divers will again be in the River Darent at Dartford as teams strive to locate her.

Over the weekend officers also searched the village of Longfield, and volunteers from New Ash Green where she was last seen, helped police search the location.

Divers scour the River Darent

Officers scoured Main Road, Longfield, which runs through the centre of the village and continued their hunt through Hartley Woods, in Hartley.

A group of volunteers also organised search teams across New Ash Green and the surrounding areas through a Facebook Page called Search for Sarah Wellgreen.

On Saturday, more than 300 people helped the search through New Ash Green including teams on foot, in cars and on horseback.

There are five volunteer searches yesterday at Court Lodge Farm, Stack Road, Horton Kirby, Dartford Heath, Fawkham Avenue, New Barn, New Ash Green Pavilion and Gorsewood Road in Hartley.

Kent Police search & marine unit search the River Darent, Dartford
Kent Police search & marine unit search the River Darent, Dartford
Police and volunteers continued to search woodland at the weekend, picture Steve Finn
Police and volunteers continued to search woodland at the weekend, picture Steve Finn
Kent Police Search & Marine Unit search the River Darent. Picture: Andy Jones
Kent Police Search & Marine Unit search the River Darent. Picture: Andy Jones

Miss Wellgreen was last seen in the Blazes Shaw area almost three weeks ago.

She was last seen on Tuesday, October 9, but was not reported missing until Thursday, October 11.

Her car was left at her home and since she disappeared, there have been no new transactions on her bank or credit cards.

Detectives say her black iPhone 4 is missing but despite extensive searches, it has still not been located.

It has been almost three weeks since Sarah Wellgreen was last seen
It has been almost three weeks since Sarah Wellgreen was last seen

Officers also said last week they were treating her disappearance as a potential murder inquiry.

A man in his 30s, was arrested in connection with Sarah's disappearance, he was questioned for three days after detectives applied for extensions to his custody.

He has been bailed until Friday, November 16. No one else has been arrested in connection with her disappearance.

Police are also looking for any CCTV which could help with the investigation.

Sarah Wellgreen has been missing for almost three weeks
Sarah Wellgreen has been missing for almost three weeks

Police spokesman Andy Saunders said: "Teams including marine search unit officers are continuing to carry out extensive searches in a number of areas, in connection with the disappearance.

"Detectives are also continuing to appeal for information from members of the public.

"In particular they are urging anyone with fixed CCTV cameras within a five mile radius of New Ash Green, whether this is residential or commercial CCTV, to come forward.

Anyone with footage which may assist the investigation, call 0800 0560154 or 020 71580011 quoting 11-0423, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

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