{"id":632698,"date":"2025-12-14T22:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/632698\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T22:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:02:24","slug":"police-find-new-clue-about-where-missing-woman-might-be-as-search-enters-fifth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/632698\/","title":{"rendered":"Police find new clue about where missing woman might be as search enters fifth day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merseyside Police has asked for a member of the public who spoke to Laura Hurst to come forward<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_JS390779034.jpg\" alt=\"Missing Laura Hurst \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Missing Laura Hurst (Image: Merseyside Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police investigating a missing woman have found a new clue about the direction of where she went. Merseyside Police said Laura Hurst, 30, was last seen on Tuesday, December 9 and enquiries are ongoing to find her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Merseyside Police investigatorsLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Merseyside Police investigators<\/a> previously said she was last seen at 9.30pm leaving her home address on Park Road South,<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=liv+echo+prenton&amp;rlz=1C1GCCA_en&amp;oq=liv+echo+prenton&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgYIARBFGEAyCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgYIBRBFGEAyBggGEEUYQDIGCAcQRRhA0gEIMjE3NWowajSoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"> Prenton<\/a>, wearing a black knee length coat or burgundy North Face jacket, with a washed out black cap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But officers have now released new CCTV images which show <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/missing-people\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"missing LauraLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">missing Laura<\/a> at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-central-station\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Liverpool Central train stationLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool Central train station<\/a> at around 10pm on the same day in conversation with a member of the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A police spokesperson said: &#8220;We urgently want to speak with this man in case he has any information that could assist in our ongoing search for Laura.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_JS390779033.jpg\" alt=\"Police want to speak to this member of the public who spoke to missing person Laura Hurst\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police want to speak to this member of the public who spoke to missing person Laura Hurst(Image: Merseyside Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;From viewing CCTV, we believe Laura may have asked him for directions before she walks towards <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-city-centre\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Renshaw StreetLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Renshaw Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If you know who this man is or recognise yourself in this image, please let us know. We would like to stress that this man has done nothing wrong and we only want to speak to him in case he has any useful information that could help us find Laura.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If you see Laura or have any information on her whereabouts, then come forward and call 999 so we can make sure she\u2019s safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Police <\/a>have described Laura as white, 5ft 7in, of medium build, with washed out red short shoulder length hair.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_laura-hurst.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Hurst has not been seen for days\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Laura Hurst has not been seen for days(Image: Merseyside Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She is understood to frequent <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-city-centre\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Liverpool city centreLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool city centre<\/a>,<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=liv+echo+wirral&amp;rlz=1C1GCCA_en&amp;oq=liv+echo+wirral&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MggIARAAGBYYHjIGCAIQRRg8MgYIAxBFGDwyBggEEEUYPDIGCAUQRRhAMgYIBhBFGEAyBggHEEUYQNIBCDE4NDdqMGo0qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"> Birkenhead, New Brighton, and Rock Ferry.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The force previously said it was becoming increasingly concerned for the missing woman. 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