Jack O'Sullivan: searches continue for missing Bristol man
The 23-year-old hasn't been seen for a month
Last updated 2nd Apr 2024
Today (April 2nd) marks exactly one month since a man from Bristol went missing.
The family of Jack O'Sullivan say his story is 'going global' after he didn't return from a night out in the city back on March 2nd, with the 23-year-old last seen on the city's harbourside, where he was caught on CCTV trying to flag down cars near the Cumberland Basin.
Pictures then caught him for the final time at 3.15am underneath the flyover - near the Noah's fish restaurant - but he's known to have received and made a call around 20 minutes after that time.
His phone was still connected to the mobile network for hours after his disappearance - with the last detection as late as 6.44am.
Catherine O'Sullivan, Jack's Mum, said: "We are in hell because Jack's not here and there's a part of me that is always going to be in that place, but the not knowing and the not having any definitive (answer) here, is making that situation so much worse, if that's possible."
Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed they have had no further confirmed sightings of him to date, whilst searches of the water nearby have been fruitless.
Catherine added: "To just have any phone information, even if somebody has come across a phone or something has appeared, and they may not have anything to do with Jack not being here, but if that phone could come to light in some way, that would possibly tie up a link."
Speaking at the site of Jack's last confirmed location, senior investigating officer DI Jason Chidgey said: "This is an incredible difficult and distressing time for Jack's family and friends and we are continuing our efforts to try and find him.
"It has been one month since Jack was last seen down in the Cumberland Basin area and we continue to appeal for anyone who may have been driving along these roads and may have seen something, or have dashcam footage if they did not see it themselves.
"If you live in the area and have CCTV or video doorbells, please check back to Saturday 2 March and see if you notice anything or anyone meeting Jack's description.
"The smallest bit of information could make a huge difference in our investigation so, even if you don't think it is important, we encourage people to still get in touch with us.
"We are keeping an open mind about where Jack is but this is very out of character for him and we have been working hard to track his movements that night.
"Detectives have carried out extensive CCTV trawls, house-to-house enquiries, we have deployed a specialist dive team to search the basin and the wider River Avon - due to Jack's proximity to the river when he was last seen - and have been looking at his phone and why that was active after his last confirmed sighting."
If you passed through the Cumberland Basin area around the time Jack was last seen or even several hours afterwards, it is urged you get in touch with police.
If you know anything about what has happened to Jack, it is asked you call Avon and Somerset Police on 999 and quote the reference number 5224055172.
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