UPDATE: Police 'Trace' Man In Hunt For Missing Glasgow Student

By Connor Gillies

Clyde News understands detectives have traced the man they were looking for after Glasgow nursing student Karen Buckley vanished. The 24 year old was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of Sunday outside Sanctuary nightclub talking to a man wearing a white shirt. She arrived at the club with friends at around 11.45pm on Saturday and at around 1am told them she was going to the toilet but failed to return and did not take her jacket. A massive hunt continues today.

Inspector Gavin Smith said: ''Friends reported Karen missing on Sunday 12 April after feeling her behaviour to not return home was very out of character.

Her friends say she would always contact them by text or phone to let them know where she was and she doesn't appear to have contacted anyone.

''We are interested in speaking to anyone who may have seen Karen in the early hours of Sunday morning in the west end of Glasgow in order to help with our inquiries to locate her.

''Karen had been drinking alcohol with her friends but they say she was not drunk and are very worried about her. Her parents have also flown over from Ireland as they believe this behaviour is very unusual and not like Karen at all.

''I would urge anyone who may have seen Karen at all on Saturday night into Sunday morning to get in touch with police on 101 with any information at all.''

Miss Buckley is described as white and around 5ft to 5ft 2in. She has brown eyes and dark hair which had long black curly extensions in it.

When last seen she was wearing a black jumpsuit with red high-heeled shoes and was carrying a black handbag. She speaks with an Irish accent.

She lives with three other student friends in a flat in Hill Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, and earlier on Saturday evening had drinks with friends in the flat before going to the nightclub.