Search for missing Adrian continues with decision poised for next week

Thursday 17 December 2015

Police are still leading the search for missing Adrian Lynch and are planning to make a decision early next week on how to continue the operation.

And one of the searchers has revealed that the missing 20-year-old’s mother has been cooking for the teams who have been out scouring the Island night and day to find the young man.

Police have also issued an updated map covering the area where they are looking for Adrian in the investigation codenamed Operation Panama.

They have emphasised that no decision has been taken to scale down or end the search, but that they will review the status of the operation early next week.

Firefighters were out searching yesterday using “snake eye” cameras to check hard-to-reach spots, to see if Adrian had been trapped somewhere while seeking shelter from the cold.

The police are still working under the theory that Adrian was coming home inebriated from a work party, and that he was suffering from the early effects of hypothermia and was disoriented.

They have repeated their appeal this morning for homeowners in the north of St Lawrence, Trinity and St John to check outbuildings including sheds and barns, and boats and trailers.

Since the search began, Adrian’s mother has been delivering home cooked meals to the search and rescue professionals and volunteers.

A photo of one of the noodle lunches, along with a note of thanks to Mrs Lynch, posted by one of the volunteers on Facebook was shared hundreds of times this week.

Speaking to Bailiwick Express, Andrew Scott-Miller said: “The first time we saw her (Adrian’s mother) up there it was heart breaking. But seeing her there invigorated everyone to keep going. It reminds us why we are helping.”

In the post, Mr Scott-Miller, a rescue medic with the Normandy Reserve, writes: “This is going to be the most memorable meal of my life. It may not look much, but it symbolises so much.

“It was made by a mum who last weekend suffered the worst tragedy I think any parent could go through. I cannot comprehend even the slightest bit how she must be feeling right now, yet each day she brings up an entire car full of these noodles for the 50-100 team of people who are helping look for her son.

“Police work alongside printers, firemen alongside business leaders. No-one cares. There are all there for a single goal. To help try and find the son of the woman who made this lunch.”

Mr Scott-Miller, who is CEO of Race Nation Jersey, spent three days helping search the areas around St Lawrence, St Mary, and St John where Adrian Lynch was last seen. Police have confirmed that over 7,500 man-hours have been put into the search.

Anyone who knows anything related to Adrian’s disappearance should contact the police on 612612.