One year on... Police use new tech in search for missing Leeds woman
Svitlana Krasnoselska went missing on April 3rd 2017 at Mickelfield
Police investigating the disappearance of a Leeds woman exactly a year ago are starting new searches today.
40 year old Svitlana Krasnoselska, who's originally from the Ukraine, but has British citizenship was last seen leaving her home at Micklefield at 5am on Monday 3rd April 2017.
Extensive enquiries at the time failed to find her, now advances in technology have assisted in identifying more areas to look.
Specially-trained search teams from West Yorkshire Police’s Protective Services Operations will be visiting these sites over the coming days.
Detective Superintendent Lisa Atkinson, who is leading the investigation, said: "Although it has been a year since Lana went missing, we remain absolutely committed to doing everything we can to find out where she is and to help the family get the answers they need.
"Despite extensive enquiries over the last year, we are still no further on in establishing where she is or what has happened to her. We are hoping that these new searches of the area around Micklefield may give us something new.
"We have nothing to suggest that Lana has come to any harm but it is unusual in itself for someone to disappear without a trace like this and we remain very concerned for her welfare.
"Her family are still desperate to hear that she is okay and, although a year has passed, we would still like to hear from anyone who thinks they have seen her around the time she went missing, or since then, or who has any information that could assist in tracing her.
"We would still welcome any information that would help us continue to build up a picture of her lifestyle and connections, particularly from anyone who knew her through work or socially or in the wider Ukrainian community in the UK.
"We have been liaising with the police in Ukraine as we can’t rule out the possibility that Lana may have returned there, although there is no evidence to suggest she has.
"We did have some possible sightings of her reported to us last year but these were comprehensively followed up and discounted.
"We will continue to explore every possible avenue to find out where she is and we would ask the public to assist by letting us know anything they have seen or heard which might assist.”
She lived at Dunhill Rise in Halton between September 2016 and March 2017 and police would like to hear from anyone who knew her or had contact with her there, as they seek to build a picture of her lifestyle to help with searches