Soon after Cherrie did not arrive, he went to the stop to look for her.

CNN: Third-grader stepped off school bus, disappeared

But Cherrie did not make it to the hilltop trailer she lived in with her parents.

CNN: Third-grader stepped off school bus, disappeared

She recalled that she and Cherrie's stepfather, Leroy, could hear the bus pulling up that day.

CNN: Third-grader stepped off school bus, disappeared

Sarah-Jane Cherrie will film and photograph the ospreys in their nest, near Bassenthwaite, for the next three years.

BBC: Lake District ospreys get paparazzo Sarah-Jane Cherrie

The driver and children riding the bus remember Cherrie getting off the bus with a few other students who lived nearby.

CNN: Third-grader stepped off school bus, disappeared

Cherrie, an only child, would soon be celebrating her 33rd birthday, but in the minds of many, she will always remain a missing girl.

CNN: Third-grader stepped off school bus, disappeared