A mobile phone, bank card and a top belonging to missing Sophie Lambert have been found, police said today.

The possessions were discovered by a member of the public on Saturday morning near the river at Nidd Gorge, which is the focus of the search for the 22-year-old from Starbeck.

North Yorkshire Police revealed the news at a media call today, at which they said a 30-strong search party consisting of police, mountain and underwater rescues had been combing the 500-metres area around where the items were found in Bilton.

They added helicopters and dogs had also been employed in the operation.

Inspector Graham Waller, the critical incident inspector based at Harrogate, said there had been "no positive sightings" of Sophie in the 72 hours since she disappeared.

He added the search would widen and continue "as long as necessary" during daylight hours if Sophie is not found. He said:

Asked what people could do to help, and whether they should take part in search parties, Insp Waller urged people to "remain vigilant" and contact the police if they had any information but said he would "discourage" members of the public taking part in search parties because of the "difficult terrain" in Nidd Gorge.

In today's update, police said Sophie was last seen at home by her family at 6.50pm on Friday night and then captured shortly afterwards on CCTV camera at 7.06pm.

She was wearing dark trousers, a black top with a white adidas logo and dark shoes with a white sole. She had her hair tied back and was carrying a bottle with a pink lid.

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