Specialist search teams back out in missing man hunt

“We remain focussed on our task and our reasons for it. The terrain we are searching is complex.

“Whilst we are on an island one mile by two miles there is a huge amount of dense ground cover with thickets of gorse, brambles and rhododendrons as well as woodland and undulating coastline. The thorough searching is painstaking and exhausting for those involved.

“As one who’s task is not the actual searching I am in awe of those who, all day, penetrate their way inch by inch through thickets of thorns looking for Josh or his personal effects. It is meticulous and focussed.