Late last night a pair of boots was found near the harbour in the suburban town of Hafnarfjörður. The boots match the description of those worn by a 20 year old local woman, Birna Brjánsdóttir, who disappeared early Saturday morning. The pair of boots was found near the location where a telecommunications antenna picked up a signal from Birna's mobile phone at 5:50 AM.
The boots are currently considered to be the most important clue Police is working with. They are the same color, style and size as those Birna was last seen wearing. However, the Police has not confirmed whether the boots belong to Birna. Investigators suspect they might have been planted at the scene.
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Birna was last seen when she left the bar Húrra in downtown Reykjavík shortly after 5:00 AM on Saturday morning. Footage from security cameras in downtown Reykjavík show her walking east, along Austurstræti street, then Bankastræti street and finally Laugavegur.
She is spotted by a security camera at the intersection of Laugavegur and Klapparstígur streets at 5:25.
A red Kia Rio was seen at the location a few seconds later. The driver of the car has not yet come forward.
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Signals from her cell phone picked up by telecommunications antennas show that she or her phone entered a car sometime between 5:25 and 5:30. The last signal from the phone is picked up at 5:50 in Hafnarfjörður nearly 8 km south (5 miles) of downtown Reykjavík.The first news indicated that the phone had run out of batteries shortly thereafter, but yesterday the Police confirmed that the phone had been turned off deliberately. The phone has not yet been found.
Black lace-up Dr Martens boots
The pair of shoes which were found yesterday are of the same brand as Birna was wearing when she disappeared.
The boots were found by volunteers who are participating in the search, the local news site Vísir reports. Police has not yet confirmed whether the boots are Birna's, but some have pointed out that the soles of the boots had snow, indicating the person wearing the boots had walked in the snow. The weather was relatively warm when Birna disappeared on Saturday, and most of the snow on the ground fell yesterday.
Police investigates whether shoes were planted
After the boots were found the Police and all available Search and Rescue Units concentrated their search on the Hafnarfjörður harbor. According to the local newspaper Morgunblaðið ICE-SAR issued a total mobilization of Search and Rescue Units to help with the search today alongside the coast guard and all available Police.
According to the local news site Vísir Police does not rule out the possibility that the boots were planted at the scene. In the meantime the search focuses on the area around the Hafnarfjörður harbour.
Late last night a pair of boots was found near the harbour in the suburban town of Hafnarfjörður. The boots match the description of those worn by a 20 year old local woman, Birna Brjánsdóttir, who disappeared early Saturday morning. The pair of boots was found near the location where a telecommunications antenna picked up a signal from Birna's mobile phone at 5:50 AM.
The boots are currently considered to be the most important clue Police is working with. They are the same color, style and size as those Birna was last seen wearing. However, the Police has not confirmed whether the boots belong to Birna. Investigators suspect they might have been planted at the scene.
Read more: Young local woman missing since Saturday: Have you seen her?
Birna was last seen when she left the bar Húrra in downtown Reykjavík shortly after 5:00 AM on Saturday morning. Footage from security cameras in downtown Reykjavík show her walking east, along Austurstræti street, then Bankastræti street and finally Laugavegur.
She is spotted by a security camera at the intersection of Laugavegur and Klapparstígur streets at 5:25.
A red Kia Rio was seen at the location a few seconds later. The driver of the car has not yet come forward.
Read more: Search for missing young woman: Police releases footage from surveillance cameras
Signals from her cell phone picked up by telecommunications antennas show that she or her phone entered a car sometime between 5:25 and 5:30. The last signal from the phone is picked up at 5:50 in Hafnarfjörður nearly 8 km south (5 miles) of downtown Reykjavík.The first news indicated that the phone had run out of batteries shortly thereafter, but yesterday the Police confirmed that the phone had been turned off deliberately. The phone has not yet been found.
Black lace-up Dr Martens boots
The pair of shoes which were found yesterday are of the same brand as Birna was wearing when she disappeared.
The boots were found by volunteers who are participating in the search, the local news site Vísir reports. Police has not yet confirmed whether the boots are Birna's, but some have pointed out that the soles of the boots had snow, indicating the person wearing the boots had walked in the snow. The weather was relatively warm when Birna disappeared on Saturday, and most of the snow on the ground fell yesterday.
Police investigates whether shoes were planted
After the boots were found the Police and all available Search and Rescue Units concentrated their search on the Hafnarfjörður harbor. According to the local newspaper Morgunblaðið ICE-SAR issued a total mobilization of Search and Rescue Units to help with the search today alongside the coast guard and all available Police.
According to the local news site Vísir Police does not rule out the possibility that the boots were planted at the scene. In the meantime the search focuses on the area around the Hafnarfjörður harbour.
