Corrie Mckeague's mum: 'We did all we could to find him'
Nicola Urquhart has spoken to the BBC on the 10th anniversary of her son Corrie Mckeague's disappearance in Bury St Edmunds. An inquest in 2022 officially declared him dead, ruling that he died after climbing into a commercial waste bin that was tipped into a refuse lorry. Despite the final verdict, Urquhart emphasizes that she and her family are consciously choosing to remain positive and honor his memory.
- ▪Corrie Mckeague disappeared in September 2016 after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
- ▪An inquest in 2022 ruled that he died from compression asphyxia after being crushed in a waste lorry.
- ▪The search and rescue operation for Mckeague cost Suffolk Police more than £2 million.
- ▪Nicola Urquhart states that she has found personal closure by acknowledging she did everything possible to find her son.
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Corrie Mckeague's mum: 'We did all we could to find him'Image source, Laura Foster/BBCImage caption, Nicola Urquhart spoke to the BBC for the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of her son, Corrie MckeagueByGeorge King and Laura FosterPublished17 minutes ago"We definitely did all we could and I can honestly sleep at night knowing there was nothing I physically could have done any different."It is 10 years since Nicola Urquhart's son, Corrie Mckeague, disappeared on 24 September 2016 after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
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