The family of a vulnerable North East woman are becoming increasingly concerned about her welfare after she went missing earlier this week.
Danielle Best has not been seen since Monday, May 29, and her family reported her missing the following day at 6pm when she failed to make contact with them.
The 36-year-old, who is from the Eden Vale area of the city, may have travelled towards Roker or Seaburn seafront.
Northumbria Police has released CCTV footage of her last known movements of the Sunderland woman in an attempt to trace her.
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Today (Friday) Danielle’s parents, Jeanette and Jeff Best, have issued an urgent appeal for information and are asking anyone with information to get in touch, as they grow increasingly worried about her.
They said: “Danielle is extremely vulnerable and alone. She’s got no money or way of contacting anyone and we don’t know if she’s had any food or water.
“We’ve not heard anything for a few days and this is not like Danielle at all. We’re getting more and more worried as the days go on and we just need to know that she’s OK.
“Danielle, if you are reading this and don’t want to speak to us, that’s fine, but please can you let someone know that you are OK? If anyone has seen Danielle or has information about please speak to the police.”
It's believed that Danielle, who also has links to the Wallsend and North Shields areas, may have travelled towards Roker or Seaburn seafront.
Officers have also issued fresh CCTV which captured Danielle as she walked past the Harbour View, on Marine Walk at 7.13pm on Monday. She was wearing a blue T-shirt and black leggings.
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Chief Inspector Lorraine Cuthbertson, who is leading the search operation for Northumbria Police, said: “We're increasingly concerned for Danielle’s welfare and our searches remain ongoing.
“We’d ask the public once again to please get in touch with any information, no matter how small it may seem, so we can help bring Danielle home safely.”
Danielle is described as 5ft 5ins tall with medium length straight purple hair and has a local accent. She has two distinctive dove tattoos on her right upper arm, a butterfly tattoo on her left shoulder and a tribal tattoo on her lower back.
Anyone with information that can assist the search is asked to contact police via 999 or 101 quoting log NP-20230530-0960.
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