“Okay Andy, I"ll instruct the chopper to start their search along a corridor from Southport and up towards the Lakes.” Within a short time, the distinctive black and yellow liveried Airbus helicopter belonging to the Merseyside Police Force rose into the air from its base at RAF Woodvale in Formby and headed north, crewed by Chief Pilot Hal Denning, and Sarah (Sal) Jones. They"d received a briefing detailing their mission and knew exactly what they were searching for and were also aware the flight was based on guesswork on the part of the Senior Investigating Officer, (DI Ross). “I don"t hold out much hope of success with this one,” Denning said, as they gained height after take-off. “We can only do our best,” Jones replied. “Let"s hope this DI Ross has good intuition,” Denning spoke h

