Hundreds of residents join police search for missing mother-of-two

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Hundreds of residents joined police in the search for a missing mother-of-two who was last seen eight days ago.

Lindsay Birbeck, a 47-year-old teacher from Huncoat, Lancashire, was last seen entering an area of The Coppice, a park between Huncoat and Accrington, at around 4.30pm on August 12.

Around 200 people volunteered in search efforts to help emergency services search through woodland areas until 8pm last night.

In a collective statement, local residents, Linda Sheer, Kelly Baxendale, and Cath Hutchinson said:

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Detective Chief Inspector Allen Davies, who is leading the investigation provided an update on August 19:

Police are keen to trace a dog walker who they believe were in the immediate vicinity of Lindsay before she exited The Coppice area.

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Lindsay is understood have links to Accrington and Burnley, as well as Kendal, Cumbria.

She is described as white, slim, 5ft 11in, with shoulder-length dark hair and was wearing a purple bubble jacket, black leggings, and trainers.