Overview

• CCTV footage captured Bennett walking alone towards Redcar beach on the evening of June 8, marking her last confirmed sighting.
• Days later, her family confirmed that clothing recovered from the shoreline — including her black coat with a fur-trimmed hood, skirt, tights and shoes — belonged to her.
• Police report no other missing-person cases in the area, intensifying concerns over the 18-year-old’s vulnerability and welfare.
• Specialist officers have been assigned to provide regular updates and emotional support to Bennett’s family as the investigation enters its fifth week.
• Authorities have intensified public appeals, deploying leaflets at the Redcar Kite Festival and urging anyone with information to contact Cleveland Police quoting reference 105161.