A major search for a missing County Antrim woman is continuing one week on from her disappearance.
Police are pursuing a criminal investigation into the disappearance of Chloe Mitchell, 21, from Ballymena. Mitchell was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of 3 June in Ballymena town centre.
A 26-year-old man was arrested in Lurgan, County Armagh, on Thursday in connection with the case. He remained in police custody on Saturday afternoon.
Several of the searches have focused on the area around the Braid River in the County Antrim town. The Community Rescue Service has been assisting police in the operation.
On Friday, a senior police officer expressed hope Mitchell was safe and well. Supt Gillian Kearney said police were treating her as a “high-risk missing person”.
She said: “Police are becoming increasingly concerned about Chloe’s safety and we have launched a criminal investigation into her disappearance. It is completely out of character for her to not be in contact with her family, who are being supported by specialist officers during this worrying time.
“I am appealing to anyone who was travelling through the James Street area in Ballymena from 10pm on Friday, 2 June, and 5.40pm on Thursday 8 June, to think if they saw Chloe or anything unusual. I would also appeal for anyone with dashcam footage during this period to bring it to police.”
“Chloe was last seen wearing a green and black Northface-style jacket, a white T-shirt, leggings and Nike trainers.”
Mitchell’s brother Phillip has urged anyone with information to contact the family. Asked by the BBC how much he was missing his sister, he said on Friday: “Words just can’t describe it, I am broke.”
Mitchell was last seen by her family on Friday 2 June and was then captured on CCTV in the late hours of that day and the early hours of Saturday 3 June in Ballymena town centre.
She was walking in the direction of James Street in the town.
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