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Megan Roberts missing: Recap as police hunt continues for student not seen in five days

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5:56 pm

With darkness falling, it now appears the dive teams have left the river.

The York Press is reporting that police divers left the water at about 4.20pm.

Members of the public were watching as the divers made their way out of the water.

More searches are expected to be carried out tomorrow.

4:11 pm

Police hunting for the missing university student say there is "nothing to suggest" a stalker or any other criminal activity was responsible for her disappearance.

Officers searching for Megan Roberts have now ruled out any criminal activity, and are continuing to focus on the River Ouse in York.

Superintendent Phil Cain said: "We are exploring with friends who are aware of a Twitter message, which was commenting around a male in a bar where Megan was at the time.

"Friends are convinced there was nothing to suggest Megan was being stalked at that stage. We do not believe that is connected to Megan's disappearance.

"At this moment in time there's no suggestion of any criminality whatsoever and we are treating this as a missing from home."

3:09 pm

We understand an area near Lendal Bridge on the River Ouse in York has been sealed off by police.

A marine unit has been scouring the river all day as part of the search for missing Megan.

Lendal Bridge is just a few hundred metres from where she was last seen in Popworld bar in the city centre.

1:11 pm

North Yorks Police are not expecting to give any more media updates today.

It is understood CCTV footage will only be released if they feel it will help the case.

Meanwhile, the police marine unit, including divers, continue to search the River Ouse in York

12:10 pm

Here's a picture of the police searching the River Ouse today from BBC reporter Danny Savage.

Police looking for missing student Megan Roberts focusing on river in centre of York. pic.twitter.com/FercQA0uN8

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