Police divers to search canal again nine weeks after missing dad Peter Baglin vanished without a trace
02.03.2023 - 20:41
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Police are to send divers into a canal and retrace their steps in a desperate search to find missing great-grandad Peter Baglin who vanished just over nine weeks ago.
The 55-year-old, from Boothstown, disappeared on December 28 after going out for an evening walk along the Bridgewater Canal. He was captured on CCTV cameras in a local petrol station, on the East Lancashire Road, buying a small bottle of whiskey, but has not been seen since.
Just minutes after leaving the Texaco garage, he called his wife Michelle to tell her he was 'clearing his head' and assured her he would be home soon.
READ MORE Volunteer water search teams offer to help trace missing Peter Baglin as 'social media detectives' emerge online
Greater Manchester Police have now vowed to retrace their steps and conduct another major search of the Bridgewater Canal. On the night Peter went missing, police said there were 'extremely low temperatures' and that a change in seasons can 'impact how the water behaves'.
Throughout the nine-week investigation, which remains ongoing, there have been no other confirmed sightings of Peter and no leads in the investigation.
The major police update comes a day after his heartbroken wife Michelle, who has been with Peter for almost 30 years, hit out at 'social media detectives' who have been sharing Youtube videos and speculating about his disappearance and the possibility of a 'third party' being involved.
She also spoke about being forced to read numerous vile messages from online trolls, who said Peter 'did not want to be found' or 'may be cheating'.
Following Peter's sudden disappearance, Greater Manchester Police and underwater divers carried out extensive searches of the Bridgewater Canal between the Moorings