Large search operation under way for missing man

Chloe Harcombe
BBC News, Wiltshire
Family handout Sebastian Sailes. He has short blond hair and is pictured looking directly at the camera smiling. Family handout
Sebastian Sailes, 21, was last seen on Thursday night

A large search operation is under way to help find a man who has been missing for three days.

Sebastian Sailes, 21, was last seen leaving the Black Horse Pub in Chippenham, Wiltshire, at about 23:30 GMT on Thursday. He was captured on CCTV heading towards Lovers Walk.

He is described as white, about 5ft 10in tall, slim build, with blond/brown hair and a long fringe. He was wearing a grey jumper, blue jeans, a beige fur-lined jacket and white Adidas trainers with a velcro strap across the top.

Anybody with information or dashcam footage has been urged to contact Wiltshire Police.

Ch Insp Ben Huggins said the force was conducting "multiple lines of inquiry".

"Sebastian's disappearance is out of character and we and his family are extremely concerned for his welfare.

"We are working with Wiltshire Search and Rescue and we currently have extensive specialist resources in place to find him, so we would ask the public not to speculate and to allow us to conduct our inquiries," he added.

Officers have also released CCTV images from the day that Mr Sailes went missing.

He is believed to have been headed south along Avon Valley Walk towards his home address in Notton.

Wiltshire Police Two images of Sebastian Sailes. The left image is a CCTV capture of him walking along Lovers Walk in Chippenham. His back is to the camera. He is wearing blue jeans, white trainers and a beige jacket. The right image is from a Ring doorbell. He is standing in front of the camera, holding a blue reusable water bottle and his beige jacket. He is wearing a grey hoodie. Wiltshire Police
(L) Mr Sailes was captured on CCTV on Lovers Walk in Chippenham, as well as on a Ring doorbell earlier on Thursday (R)

In a statement, a spokesperson from Wiltshire Search and Rescue said more than 60 volunteers have joined the search party, with boat teams on the River Avon.

They have joined up with other organisations, including Mountain Rescue and Lowland Rescue teams and search and rescue teams from Severn Area, Avon and Somerset, Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

Police have asked for any drivers who were in the area during the early hours of Friday morning to check any dashcam footage they have, and for residents to check their Ring doorbell footage for any sign of him.

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