Brooke Morris: 22-year-old woman missing after lift home from friends in early hours of morning
Police and volunteers search rivers and woodland surrounding rugby player’s house
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Police are searching for a 22-year-old woman who vanished after friends dropped her off at home at the end of a night out.
Brooke Morris was last seen in the early hours of Saturday when she was given a lift home from Merthyr Tydfil town centre.
Detectives believe the rugby player never entered her house in Bontnewydd Terrace, in the village of Trelewis.
Specialist officers and mountain rescue teams have been searching the waterways and woodland surrounding her home.
Ms Morris is described as 5ft 3, with a slight build and long dark hair, and was last seen wearing boyfriend-style jeans and a red long-sleeve top.
Inspector Ben Rowe, from South Wales Police, said officers were growing “increasingly concerned” for her.
He said: “We’ve had an overwhelming response from the local and wider community, many offering to help with our search for Brooke.
“We are growing increasingly concerned for her, and we are keeping Brooke’s family, who are understandably so worried, fully updated about the search.”
Ms Morris’ rugby team, Nelson RFC Belles, shared several appeals on social media for information about her whereabouts, while the Welsh Rugby Union and former international and BBC commentator Jonathan Davies have also shared appeals.
Nelson RFC wrote on Facebook: “Brooke’s family and Belles family are really concerned for her whereabouts. Please share or get in touch with the police if you have any info.
“The local community have been amazing the last 24 hours.
“Please come home Brooke your Belles are missing you.”
On Tuesday, a police spokesman told The Independent: “The search is ongoing and our appeal continues.
“The community have got together since she was reported missing and they have been in their droves trying to help cover some of the ground.
“It’s a small village but the surrounding area is hills and waterways. Specialist police officers are focusing on the waterways and that’s continuing today.”
Anyone who may have seen Ms Morris’ after about 2.40am on Saturday is urged to call police on 101 immediately, giving reference 378028.
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