Jill Sidebotham and Lydia Hansen in security footage from Coos Canyon Campground.Photo: Sanford Maine Police Department/Facebook
Maine police are asking the public for help as they attempt to locate two parents and a child who went missing after a camping trip three weeks ago.
The Sanford Police Department is looking for Jill Sidebotham, Nicholas Hansen and their daughter Lydia Hansen, 2, who werereported missing on July 2.
Police said Jill, Lydia and Nicholas were last seen at 4 p.m. on July 2 at the Walmart in Mexico, Maine.
The missing individuals were last seen operating a silver 2005 VW Jetta ME with the license plate number “1563VJ,” officials said.
“We’re trying to find them no matter what. We’re following up on any information we get,” Lieutenant Matthew Gagne said, per NBC affiliateWCSH. “We don’t want to jump to conclusions as to what it is because we just don’t know.”
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Ron Sidebotham, Jill’s father, said Nicholas made an impromptu visit to the Sanford home Jill and Lydia shared with Ron and his wife Cottie on June 27 and requested Nicholas' former girlfriend and daughter join him on the trip, perThe Boston Globe.
“My wife said she tried to stop her, but [Jill] said it would be fine,” he recalled in the interview.
“She worships [her son], and it’s just not like her to not show up, especially without mentioning anything,” he explained.
Nicholas Hansen daughter Lydia Hansen seen in security footage from Coos Canyon Campground.Sanford Maine Police Department/Facebook
Jill’s family reported the trio missing that same day, according to the SPD.
Reta Lyman, Jill’s oldest sister, told WCSH that Jill last contacted her family on June 28.
Gagne said Jill’s cell phone has not been active since that date, and that Nicholas' has been inactive since June 29, per theGlobe.
Corey Alexander, Jill’s fiancé, told the outlet that he is “devastated,” as Jill has not answered his attempts to reach her.
“It’s tearing me apart,” said the 31-year-old Sanford man, who said he has dated his fiancée for three years.
Jill Sidebotham and Lydia Hansen in security footage from Coos Canyon Campground.Sanford Maine Police Department/Facebook
Police have confirmed that Jill, Lydia and Nicholas were spotted at Coos Canyon Campground in Byron on June 29, three days before their last sighting, according to anews releaseshared Monday on Facebook. The release included photos from the campground’s security footage, which shows the trio on the property.
“They were buying food items, and there did not appear to be anything nefarious or criminal,” Gagne said, before adding, “we cannot verify their state without seeing them.”
The trio was also seen buying food at the Walmart where they were seen at on July 2, per theGlobe. The Walmart is located about 15 miles south of where the three went camping the weekend before their disappearance.
Detectives have visited Mexico to continue following leads and “verify surveillance footage,” the SPD reported in its latest news release.
There is currently “no indication” that Jill, Lydia and Nicholas are “in danger,” the SPD said Monday. An investigation into their disappearance is ongoing.
“I want [Jill and Lydia] home,” Alexander told theGlobe. “I want them home so we can get married. I want to spend the rest of my life with her. I love her more than anything.”
source: people.com
