Corrie Mckeague's mum: 'We did all we could to find him'
Nicola Urquhart, the mother of Corrie Mckeague, reflects on the 10th anniversary of her son's disappearance and death. She expresses a sense of closure while acknowledging the ongoing difficulty of managing the loss of her son, who was declared dead in 2022.
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The story provides a human perspective on a high-profile missing persons case and the long-term impact of grief on families.
Image source, Laura Foster/BBC Image caption, Nicola Urquhart spoke to the BBC for the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of her son, Corrie Mckeague
"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. For the months and years that followed, she embodied a mother's love and determination to find the truth: to never give up.
The RAF gunner's body has never been found but he was officially declared dead in 2022, when an inquest ruled he had died after climbing into a commercial waste bin before it was tipped into a waste lorry.
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