Missing airman Corrie McKeague’s baby daughter beams a gorgeous smile as her mum reveals the tot ‘brings so much joy at the hardest of times’
Mum April Oliver posted the new photo of Ellie on social media on the 10-month anniversary of Corrie's disappearance
THE partner of missing airman Corrie McKeague has posted a beaming photo of the couple's six-week-old baby and revealed the tot brings her "so much joy at the hardest of times".
April Oliver released the image of little baby Ellie on Facebook on the 10th anniversary of Corrie's disappearance, showing the child smiling broadly while lying back on a blanket.
April, 21 captioned the photo: ";My little Ellie brings so much joy and happiness even at the hardest of times. Love you always."
It comes as Corrie's mum Nicola Urquhart urged cops to ask the army for help in searching the landfill site.
Today she arranged to meet with Suffolk Police after they in the pit in Milton, Cambs, on Friday.
Police spent 20 weeks sifting through 6,500 tonnes of waste at the rubbish tip, where they believe he may be buried.
But they said they have now completed the search of the area where they know waste was deposited in that period and had , his clothing, or his mobile phone.
Nicola told BBC Breakfast today that she wanted to find out why police have stopped the search when they still believe Corrie is buried there.
She said: "I'll be trying to find out exactly what they have searched and what is still left to be searched.
"I think it's out of my comprehension and the public's that the police are still saying Corrie is in the landfill but they are not searching anymore."
She said she would urge them to ask the army for help with the search or even fund the search themselves.
She added: "Is there some sort of compromise we can find whether it's us funding it or getting military assistance? Is there any way we can continue just the search of that cell?"
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Corrie disappeared on September 24, 2016 after a night out with friends in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and the investigation into his disappearance has now cost £1.2 million.
More than 21,000 friends and family have now signed a petition urging police to continue their search.
Nicola said the past two days had been "incredibly difficult" but that they would "get through it, just as any family would."
She said she spent yesterday with her granddaughter, who she said was ";absolutely adorable." She added: "She is gorgeous and an absolute blessing."
Earlier this month, April entered Ellie into a Cutest Baby competition and she has already received 840 votes.