Fife, was 23 when he vanished in the early hours of September 24 2016 after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Suffolk Police believe the airman climbed into a bin which was then tipped into a waste lorry, with the force ruling out other theories.
Peter Taheri, counsel to the inquest, told a hearing in Ipswich that Chief Superintendent Marina Ericson of Suffolk Police had prepared a "statement on alternative hypotheses".
The witness statement, which he described as "30 pages or so" in length, was put together to show what police had considered.Mr Taheri said he was awaiting confirmation from the force that this statement was "ready for onward disclosure" with those involved in the inquest.Mr McKeague was reported missing at 3.42pm on.
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