It is two weeks today since the family of missing Malton mum Victoria Taylor reported her missing.
She was last seen on Monday 30 September and the family alerted police the following day.
To mark the anniversary, her sisters Emma and Heidi have given an emotional statement. They said: “There are no words for us to describe how we are feeling as it’s ever-changing.
“We have to have some sort of normality for the children. As we know, Vixx is a mum but also an auntie and Halloween is one of her favourite seasons as she is the costume queen!
“We would like to thank the police teams as they are doing all they can, and we understand that these things take time.
“The local community is amazing, from putting up posters to the daily walks to search for Vixx. We would like to thank the special people, you know who you are.
“The wider community on the Facebook page with over 10,000 people sharing Vixx’s information and sending support has given us comfort. We continue to have hope, as it is all we have at this time.”
Specialist officers continue to support Victoria’s family and keep them updated on the investigation.
Head of local policing Chief Superintendent Fiona Willey said: “Over the past 14 days we have carried out extensive enquiries to try and locate Victoria.
“Our focus remains on the area of the last sighting and where Victoria’s possessions were found close to the River Derwent.
“To assist with our search capability, we are utilising police search dogs from Northumbria who are specialised in searching for people.
“The dogs and their handlers are highly trained and are deployed to scour areas that run alongside the River Derwent.
“In addition to this, we continue with expert-led searches by land and water involving multiple teams, including our force drone unit.
“We are continuing to source and act on advice from national policing specialists and are issuing multiple appeals to the public and media for information.”