Corrie McKeague latest – Dad of missing RAF man releases new family snaps and says he’d do ‘anything’ to get his son back
Martin McKeague, 48, shared the family shots as he admitted it is "horrific" not knowing where his son is
THE dad of missing RAF man Corrie McKeague has released fresh pictures as he says he would do "anything" to get his son back.
Martin McKeague, 48, shared the family shots as he admitted it is "horrific" not knowing where his son is.
Corrie, 23, disappeared after a night out with friends in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, last September.
Despite an extensive investigation by Suffolk Police, including an ongoing search of a landfill site in Milton, Cambs., Corrie has not been found.
Martin said: "I'm broken. It's horrific - it's just unbelievable.
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"I'm not the same person I was all those months ago. I am not working.
"I am on the 'sick' and have been since the day I heard.
"We never thought we'd be here. Half the time we don't even know what day it is, what date it is, what month it is."
The new images show a fresh-faced Corrie on holiday and the RAF man as a youngster.
Martin said: "He had a great personality. You know he could be a bit of a handful but he would put a smile on your granny's face.
"The loves of his life were partying and girls. Girls were Corrie's passion."
Specialist search teams have so far sifted through around 4,430 tonnes of waste at the landfill site in Milton.
They are now working in an area of the tip which contains waste from the weekend he went missing.
The search was due to finish last week but was expanded as items dating back to last September continued to emerge.
"Finding an answer is all we have tried to do," said Martin. "Just find out what has happened to my son.
"He probably drunk too much, so there is a point there. He probably over indulged. I have seen all the footage and he is definitely worse when he wakes up after sleeping.
"He was definitely street-smart…but his sleeping habits, sleeping on top of rubbish or whatever, I didn't know Corrie to do that.
Martin admits he suffers from depression, while his wife Trisha, 54, has nightmares and wakes in the night from panic attacks.
He said: "Will I ever give up hope [he is alive]? I didn't really have much hope to begin with. I am not going to lie about it.
"He is in the landfill and that is what we are hoping for. That is where the factual evidence is - it's the landfill. So I hope. I hope we find him."
Martin is now living in a camper van near to the landfill site as he waits to see whether police will find Corrie's body.
He added: "If they don't find him I just don't know what I'll do. We need to find Corrie.
"We need closure. How on earth do you go on?"
Corrie's girlfriend, April Oliver, is due to give birth to his child in the coming weeks.
She has been admitted to hospital amid fears over her health until the baby is born.
Corrie is originally from Fife in Scotland and moved down to Suffolk to live at RAF Honington where he worked as a gunner and team medic in the air force.
Anyone with information about his disappearance is asked to call the incident room at Suffolk Police on 01473 782019.
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