POLICE searching for missing Rory Johnson-Hatfield, who disappeared in York last week, have today revealed more about their investigation.

Rory, 29, was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of Friday, November 20, close to the City Mills area of York after drinking at a hotel and pub in the city.

Superintendent Adam Thomson said police had worked with Police Scotland to identify the man Rory had been drinking with on the night he disappeared, and that man had voluntarily returned to York to assist with the police search.

Supt Thomson said: "That witness is not a York resident and cannot identify the pub. He has returned to York to try and help us identify the pub, but could not do so from walking the ground with the police officers.

"The big problem is that we still don't know what that last pub was. The man gave a rough description of the inside of the pub, but that can fit a lot of the small pubs in the city."

Supt Thomson said 3D and sonar searches of the river had taken place from the City Mills area to the A64 in the last week, but although police still considered the river as "one strong line of enquiry", they have now been suspended.

Supt Thomson said the investigation needed more information from the public to help with the searches, but did not rule out further river searches in future.

He said: "We have no information that would support continuing the river searches. The areas of highest probability have had very thorough searches, and those of lower probability have had searches done out beyond the areas where we would expect to find any evidence of Rory's presence.

"What we want people to do is anyone who has private CCTV footage near the river, review it on the night of Thursday into Friday, and see if Rory is seen anywhere else after that time."

Rory is described as white, aged 29, 5ft 11in tall, slim build, with short blond hair. He was wearing a round-neck black top, blue jeans and white and navy trainers.

Anyone who recalls seeing Rory or someone matching his description in York on Thursday evening or Friday is asked to phone police on 101 without delay, quoting reference 1215020714