Water rescue teams have joined the search for a missing Scots schoolgirl in Galashiels. Kaitlyn Easson, 11, has been reported missing after she vanished from the town at around 5.30pm on Sunday sparking a huge search mission.
Kaitlyn lives in the Langlee area of Galashiels and was last seen in the Gala Park area.Her desperate family have been out searching in the town through the night and there are significant concerns for her welfare.
Volunteers, mountain rescue, and Borders water rescue team are now all helping police look for her. It's understood they are concentrating on areas between the town centre and her home in Langlee, including woods along the River Tweed.
Divers are also said to have been spotted in the Gala Water at Netherdale. Speaking to the Record, family friend Nicola Forrest said: "We are all worried sick.
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