Cops think they have come upon a fresh sighting of Alison Gibbens who vanished from the city on Monday morning.
Cops are re-appealing for information in the search for a missing woman from Edinburgh. Alison Gibbens was last seen on North Gyle Avenue in the capital around 10.30am on Monday, January 26.
An enquiry was launched into her disappearance which has so far turned up a possible sighting of the 60-year-old at the junction of Whitehouse Road and Gamekeeper’s Road at around 2.45pm on Monday, January 26.
The woman, believed to be Alison, was seen wearing a black, three-quarter length jacket and a scarf. Alison is described as white, around 5ft 3in tall, of slim build, with brown hair.
It comes after a multi-agency search was launched in a bid to find the pensioner at the beginning of the week. HM Coastguard and volunteers from the RNLI were drafted in to support Police Scotland in their efforts.
Rescue teams searched the coastline of the Cramond area of Edinburgh on Monday afternoon, while Coastguard Rescue Teams from South Queensferry, Fisherrow and Kinghorn were sent to assist in the search.
Queensferry RNLI was launched to search the coastline from the Firth of Forth. Inspector Caroline Herbert said the force is “growing increasingly concerned” for Alison and steps are being taken to get to the bottom of where she is.
Inspector Herbert added: “We are appealing to anyone who was in the Whitehouse Road area on Monday afternoon who may have seen someone matching Alison’s description to contact us.
“We’d also ask anyone with private CCTV or motorists with dash-cam footage which could assist our enquiries to please come forward.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 1103 of 26 January.
