Searches for missing Starbeck woman Sophie Lambert are continuing this evening, as her disappearance goes into a fifth night.
There has been no update from North Yorkshire Police since yesterday, but officers are still out around Nidd Gorge.
The area has been the focus for the search since the weekend, conducted by North Yorkshire Police officers alongside mountain and underwater rescue crews.
Members of the public are also covering as much ground as possible to try to find the 22-year-old.
Sophie’s family has also asked the community to get involved in the search and has invited people to meet at Conyngham Hall car park at 6pm today. From there, people will go out in groups to continue searching into the evening.
Those helping with the efforts have been posting the routes they have taken in a Facebook group dedicated to the search for Sophie, which now has more than 1,600 members.
Anyone who sees Sophie is urged to call 999 and speak to North Yorkshire Police, quoting reference 12230110845.
Meanwhile, posters have been put up across Harrogate and Knaresborough asking people to look for her.
Mountain rescue organisations have also been involved in the search
Sophie left home around 6.50pm on Friday evening and was seen 15 minutes later on CCTV, but has not been seen since.
However, police revealed yesterday that her mobile phone, bank card and top had been found by a member of the public near the river at Nidd Gorge in Bilton on Saturday morning.
At a press conference in the area yesterday afternoon, critical incident inspector Graham Waller said:
“We are very concerned for Sophie’s welfare.
“It’s totally out of character for her to be away from home for this long.
“At the moment we don’t have any suggestion she has come to harm but we are keeping an open mind.”
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Hundreds of posters have gone up around Harrogate and Knaresborough in the search for missing Sophie Lambert.
Four nights have now passed since Sophie, 22, was last seen at her home in Starbeck.
The police search is focusing on the area near the river at Bilton in Nidd Gorge after a member of the public found Sophie’s mobile phone, bank card and jumper there on Saturday morning.

Sophie was last seen on Friday night.
A Facebook group to co-ordinate the search has been set up and already has over 1,000 members. You can visit it here.
Knaresborough printers Sid Horner and Son printed 1,000 posters yesterday showing a photo of Sophie and urging people to report any sightings.
Inspector Graham Waller, the critical incident inspector based at Harrogate, said yesterday there had been “no positive sightings” of Sophie since she vanished and nothing has emerged overnight.
Numerous groups took part in searches along the river and around the Bilton area last night and are continuing to do so this morning.
North Yorkshire Police has said in a statement:
“Sophie is described as white, 5ft 3in, aged in her early 20s, slim build, with long dark brown hair that is possibly plaited or wavy.
“She has a distinctive scar on her forehead which is likely to be noticeable.
“It is unknown what clothing she has on, but her family said she tends to wear jogging bottoms and has dark green Adidas trainers with a white sole.
“If you have seen a woman matching Sophie’s description or photograph, please call North Yorkshire Police immediately on 999 quoting reference 12230110845.”
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Search for missing Sophie Lambert finds her mobile phone
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.

Sophie Lambert
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.

Insp Graham Waller pictured at the police search scene today.
He added the search would widen and continue “as long as necessary” during daylight hours if Sophie is not found. He said:
“We are very concerned for Sophie’s welfare.
“It’s totally out of character for her to be away from home for this long.
“At the moment we don’t have any suggestion she has come to harm but we are keeping an open mind.”
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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Judith, who is 73, was last seen on Saturday at 10.43am at Library Gardens in Harrogate after she left her care home.
She is described as white, thin build, approximately 5ft in height, with medium-length grey bobbed hair. She was last seen wearing dark-coloured trousers and a coat.
The police have deployed their operational support unit as well as a drone to search for her.
Judith requires daily medication and it’s believed she doesn’t have this with her. She has a limited amount of cash and doesn’t have a mobile phone.
Anyone with information that could help with the search should email matthew.bulmer@northyorkshire.police.uk. You can also call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2, and ask for Matthew Bulmer.
If you have an immediate sighting of Judith call 999.
Quote the North Yorkshire Police reference number 12220153505
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A police statement today said Mark Griffiths has been missing since last week, and friends are concerned about his welfare. It added:
“Mark is described as white, 54 years old with no hair.
“He was last seen in Harrogate town centre wearing all black clothing on Wednesday 8 June.”
If you see him, or know where he is, you can contact the police by calling 101 and quoting reference number 12220100118.
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He works for Sandes, a Christian charity that provides friendship to military personnel and runs a cafe at the site on Penny Pot Lane.
Lt Col Simon Farebrother, commanding officer at the college, issued an appeal for help finding Mr Nieuwoudt last night.
https://twitter.com/CO_AFC/status/1533144123485700097
Lt Col Farebrother told the Stray Ferret:
“Police are aware and searching. He’s classified as vulnerable.”
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She posted on social media:
“Please share this picture near and far in the hope that someone will spot him today.“He is probably wearing a short black jacket and and brown suede boots.“If you’ve seen him or had contact with him please contact your local police.”
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An appeal for the teenager was first posted in late November but the police are still unable to locate him.
They believe he is in Harrogate or Leeds and are asking anyone who has seen him or has information to come forward.
To give information to the police, call North Yorkshire Police on 101 with reference number 12210245826.
To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Police describe her disappearance as out of character.
A West Yorkshire Police statement today said:
“Extensive enquiries have been made since Monika was reported missing and she is known to have links to the North Yorkshire area and Harrogate in particular.
“It is believed she may have travelled to that area.”
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Detective Inspector Simon Archer, of Calderdale District Safeguarding, said:
“It is now been nearly three days since Monika went missing and we are becoming increasingly concerned for her.
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