Extensive searches taking place in Nidd Gorge area to find missing Sophie Lambert

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Police are 'gravely concerned' over the welfare of a 22-year-old woman who has gone missing from her home in North Yorkshire.

Sophie Rebecca Lambert was reported as missing from her home in the Starbeck area of Harrogate on Friday 16 June.

Extensive police searches are taking place in the Nidd Gorge area with assistance from search and rescue teams, including under water specialists. Some of Ms Lambert personal items were found in the area on Saturday.

Searches are underway for missing woman Sophie Lambert. Credit: ITV

Inspector Graham Waller of North Yorkshire Police said: "We are very concerned for Sophie's wellbeing due to the amount of time she has been away from home.

"It is absolutely out of character for Sophie to be missing for so long. We have grave concerns for her now. We need to find her safe and well."

Ms Lambert was reported missing from her home at 10:10pm on Friday.

She was last seen by her family at 7:20pm before she left the house.

CCTV was released by police trying to find missing 22-year-old Sophie Lambert. Credit: North Yorkshire Police

She is described as white, aged in her early 20s, 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.

CCTV footage taken on the night she was reported missing shows her to be 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. 

Anyone with any information is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police and call 999 for an immediate sightings.

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