Desperate search for missing runner, 23, last seen leaving her home as car found abandoned and teams scouring moors
A SEARCH and rescue operation has been launched in a bid to find a long-distance runner missing for two days.
Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday.
Her car, a red Ford Focus, was found on Wednesday parked on the B6278, between Eggleston and Stanhope.
Officers say a search is under way involving specialist police, mountain rescue teams and search dogs as well as the coastguard.
Durham Constabulary revealed Jenny, who is 6ft with long dark hair, is a keen long-distance runner and they are carrying out a wider sweep of the Teesdale area.
A spokesman for the force said: “We would like to thank the public for their continuing support in the search.”
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Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team (TWSMRT) said it scoured an area of moorland between Eggleston and Stanhope on Wednesday.
A spokesperson said over 30 trained mountain rescuers and three search dogs are part of operations as they stretch into the second day.
