The following text was taken from the West Yorkshire Police Website
If you have any information about Peter, please contact them on 0113 2414659
City and Holbeck Police are urgently appealing for information in a bid to trace the whereabouts of 27 year old Peter Turns.
Peter had traveled from Sunderland on Friday to attend a friend’s stag night on Saturday in Leeds City Centre. He had booked into the Premier Inn Hotel on Kirkstall Road and was due to be collected at 4pm on Sunday by his father.
However when his dad arrived at the hotel he was informed by staff that Peter had not returned. At 5.30pm he reported Peter missing.
Police are now growing increasingly concerned for Peter’s welfare as he has not been missing before and enquiries have revealed that Peter may have been involved in a disturbance moments before his disappearance.
Statement from Detective Superintendent Paul Taylor:
“We have today launched a intensive search of the Call Lane area and an underwater search of the River Aire in a bid to trace the whereabouts of 27 year old Peter Turns.
“Peter, who lives in Stockport but is originally from Sunderland, was in Leeds over the weekend to attend a friend’s stag night. He had booked into the Premier Inn Hotel on Kirkstall Road and was due to be collected by his father Frank at 4pm on Sunday.
“Frank arrived to find that his son had failed to return to the hotel. At 5.30pm yesterday Peter was reported missing.
“Since this time we have carried out extensive enquiries which have led us to believe that Peter may have been involved in a disturbance moments before his disappearance.
“Peter was last seen outside of the Oporto nightclub on Call Lane between 3am and 3.30am on Sunday. It is believed that Peter may have been stood on the bonnet of a car, before a member of the public remonstrated with him. We are now appealing to the member of the public or the owner of the car to come forward.
“After this disturbance, Peter is believed to have run away towards the River Aire. He has not been seen since.
“We have made numerous attempts to contact Peter on his mobile phone but this has so far been unsuccessful.
“At this stage we are keeping an open mind to Peter’s whereabouts and we have to explore every possibility. It may be that Peter met up with someone and left of his own accord or he may be confused after a possible head injury resulting from the disturbance.
“Under Water Search Units are currently searching the nearby River Aire whilst divisional officers are searching the surrounding streets and viewing CCTV footage.
“Peter’s family are today travelling to Leeds from Sunderland to assist with the search and are desperately concerned for his safety.
“We are appealing to anyone who may have seen Peter after 3am on Sunday to contact Police as a matter of urgency, or if Peter himself is able to make contact, please let us know that you are ok.”
“Peter is an IT teacher at a high school in Macclesfield, he is thought to be very reliable and has not been missing before. He should be going on a skiing holiday tomorrow.
“Peter is described as white, with short auburn hair, he is around 5ft10 and a stocky build. He was last seen wearing a brown shirt, dark trousers and black shoes.
“Anyone who may have seen Peter or knows his whereabouts is asked to contact Holbeck Police on 0113 2414659 as a matter of urgency.”
