Police investigation into Corrie McKeague disappearance 'will be shelved'

Corrie McKeague has been missing since September 2017. Credit: .

The investigation into the disappearance of airman Corrie McKeague will now be treated as a cold case as police say there are no 'realistic lines of enquiry left to pursue'.

The 23-year-old was last seen walking through Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk, in September 2016 after a night out with friends.

There were fears he might have climbed into a waste bin - prompting two searches of a landfill site at Milton near Cambridge last year.

Suffolk Police say the case will remain open and any 'credible new information' will be followed up.

They say the've been through all 'realistic possibilities in detail' and there is 'nothing to suggest any foul play or third party involvement'.

Corrie’s family have been informed.

Two searches of the landfill site at Milton were carried out. Credit: ITV News Anglia

Suffolk Police will now pass the inquiry onto a team investigating cold cases.

The investigation into the disappearance of the missing RAF gunner, who was based at RAF Honington, has so far cost more than £2m.

Corrie's father Martin McKeague sheds a tear at the landfill site last July. Credit: ITV News Anglia

Watch the full interview with Detective Superintendent Katie Elliot from Suffolk Police who spoke to ITV News Anglia's Tanya Mercer.