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Apr 2023
Police: All lines exhausted into missing man last seen on A61 near Harewood Bridge
Officers from West Yorkshire Police have said they have “exhausted every possible line of enquiry” into missing man Jesus Moreno.
Mr Moreno, 41, who worked at a Leeds brewery, was last seen eight months ago in August 2022.
The brewer was spotted on CCTV catching a Harrogate-bound 36 bus from Leeds bus station at 6.10am on Monday, August 1.
He got off the bus at Swindon Lane near Dunkeswick, just north of Harewood bridge on the A61, at 6.39am. He was then seen on CCTV near the bridge at 8.14am.
In a fresh appeal, Detective Inspector Ryan Malyk, who has overseen the missing person investigation, said the force had explored all possible lines of enquiry into Mr Moreno’s disappearance.
He said:
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Mr Moreno was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, with the logo of his Piglove Brewing Co business on it, black jeans and carrying a black Vans rucksack with a chequered pattern on it.
Police said he was known to have previously visited nearby beauty spots on the River Wharfe at Netherby.
A new image of Jesus Moreno released by West Yorkshire Police.
Police search advisers oversaw a number of searches of the countryside surrounding where Mr Moreno was last seen.
Specialist marine and underwater search officers checked the surface of the River Wharfe down to Ulleskelf, North Yorkshire, and carried out underwater searches of specific locations along the waterway.
The force said detectives from Leeds District CID have conducted extensive enquiries over the time since he was reported missing, but had not yielded any new information on his whereabouts.
Anyone with information can call West Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting reference 13220422334.
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