Police investigating the sudden disappearance of two 16-year-olds have given a major update on the pair who have now been missing a whole week.
Isabelle and Daniel have been missing from their home in the Ceredigion area of Wales since Monday, April 7, when they left without their mobile phones. The pair are understood to have taken camping equipment when they left. Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed in an update a new sighting of the pair from Friday when they were seen near Aberystwyth train station at 12.30pm on Friday, and it is believed they then caught the T1 bus which left at 12.36pm.
Isabelle is described as 5ft 3in tall and usually having blonde hair, though she may have dyed her hair to a darker colour. Police say she was last seen wearing a black parker style coat with a fur edge, grey jogging bottoms and carrying a large black backpack.
Daniel is described as 6ft 1in tall with short dark brown hair with shaved sides. In his most recent sighting he was wearing a black baseball cap with white markings on the front.
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He was wearing dark blue jeans, a black t-shirt and a black collared coat and carrying a black, red and grey large camping backpack.
Daniel’s father, Dave, told WalesOnline: “I usually speak to him twice a week, usually in the middle of the week and then on a Sunday night and it was a Skype call so it was face-to-face, always face-to- face because I want to check he’s alright. I like to see his face.
“He seemed normal on the Sunday before he went on the Monday morning. I asked him how school was, how was his exams, is he alright, did he need anything and always tell him I love, so he knows that.
“Dad’s here waiting for both of you, just get in touch. Your relationship will carry on and we will support it. Just get in touch so we have you here safe and sound and then we will look at the future for both of you, which is a good future.”
It is believed the pair have connections to the Gloucestershire, Merseyside and North Wales areas. Dyfed-Powys Police said the teenagers’ families are “increasingly concerned for their safety and welfare and eagerly await their safe return home”.
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