A police helicopter is being used in a “major search operation” for missing 14-year-old Taylor Charlton, as detectives continue to ask the public to avoid “speculation on social media”.
The search is focussing on the River Taw area of Barnstaple, Devon, and involves Devon and Cornwall Police, fire crews, the RNLI and HM Coastguard.
On Friday, a pair of shoes were found that police believe belonged to Taylor, who was last seen on 8 May at about 22:40 BST near a Tesco in the Seven Brethren area. The force said at the time he may have entered the water.
Taylor is 5ft 8in, muscular, with dark brown hair and a moustache and was last seen in a bright blue fitted top, jeans and bright blue Nike shoes.