A vigil will be held later to mark the 15th birthday of a teenager who has been missing for almost three weeks.<\/p>\n
Taylor Charlton was last seen in the Tesco Extra car park on Station Road, Barnstaple, Devon, at about 22:30 BST on 8 May.<\/p>\n
Family and friends posted a message on a Facebook group<\/a> saying there would be a gathering at the town’s Rock Park at 18:30 to mark his birthday before a community search operation takes place an hour later.<\/p>\n Devon and Cornwall Police said anyone who had information about the whereabouts of Charlton, described as 5ft 8ins (1.72m) tall, of muscular build, with dark brown hair and a moustache, should contact the force.<\/p>\n The Facebook post urged people to keep searching for Charlton.<\/p>\n “Today is Taylor’s 15th birthday – he isn’t spending it at home with his family,” it added.<\/p>\n “He isn’t waking up to presents, he isn’t waking up to the upmost love and kindess.”<\/p>\n Police previously said they had conducted “rigorous and methodical” searches of the River Taw and its estuary.<\/p>\n The force added shoes believed to belong to the teenager were found 450m (1476ft) apart on consecutive days on the high tide line on the riverbank between Sticklepath and Bickington.<\/p>\n Follow BBC Devon on X<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>. Send your story ideas to spotlight@bbc.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n More on this storyRelated internet links