In a statement to the BBC, police said the search strategy is under review and that all new searches are subject to weather conditions, availability of resources and operational commitments.

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The chair of the council, Richard Thomas, has said the organisation has met its operational commitments since 2010 despite reduced resources and uncertainty over its future has left it "fragile and frustrated".

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