A YOUNG teacher has vanished on a stag night.
Police divers were searching a river today for 27-year-old Peter Turns, who teaches at Fallibroome High in Macclesfield.
He was out with friends in Leeds when he got into an argument.
He was last seen running towards the River Aire in the city centre early on Sunday morning. Peter, who is married and lives in Marple, Stockport, has not been seen or heard of since.
West Yorkshire Police were expected to release CCTV footage later today which they hope may have captured Peter's last known movements. It is believed he may have been standing on the bonnet of a car before a member of the public remonstrated with him. Richard Hipperson, chair of governors at Fallibroome High, said: "He is a popular member of staff. I just hope and pray he is found safely."
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Peter, who is originally from Sunderland, had travelled to Leeds from Tyne and Wear.
A police spokeswoman said he had been in Sunderland with his wife as they were preparing to leave for a skiing trip with his parents days later.
He travelled to Leeds for the friend's stag night and later failed to meet his father Frank as arranged, at the local Premier Inn Hotel where he had been staying.
Det Supt Paul Taylor said an intensive search was was now underway.
He said: "It is believed that Peter may have been standing on the bonnet of a car before a member of the public remonstrated with him.
"After this disturbance, Peter is believed to have run away towards the River Aire. He has not been seen since."
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Myself and the rest of Mr Turn's ICT groups hope and pray that he is found safe and sound. He is a very good teacher who is extremely popular with pupils.
Our thoughts go out to his wife and family.
We all just really hope that he is ok.
I am a student of mr turns at fallibroome high school. He is a great teacher and i am devastated after hearing the story of him being missing and i hope that he will be found safely soon! We have lots of fun with him in lessons and i and many other students are upset at the thought of him missing! We hope to hear that he has been found safe soon. Emma Fryer (15)
I just want to say how devestated this news has come 2 all his friends,family,colleagues and school pupils we are so shocked by this news and want his family to now that we are going to be here for support.Mr turns is a wonderful man who is very popular and always up for a laugh,fingers crosses that he will be found safe and soon.
this would be a very sad loss,i just hope by some miracle he turns up.
Mr Turns used to teach myself and some friends at St Chad's Catholic High school before moving on. He taught me for 3 years and i must say those 3 were my most memorable of ICT. He is a great teacher and i hope a miracle happens and he turns up safe and sound.
Mr Turns is my core i.c.t teacher at Fallibroome HIgh School. He is a great teacher at the school as hes lots of fun in lessons. I hope he turns up safe and sound as soon as possible. Alice Barlow (14)
this is my i.c.t teacher and it would be so good if he was found
Hi, I would just like 2 say on behalf of Runcorn that he is a well missed teacher from St Chads and he made lots of friends at the school who will never forget him, He used to teach me and my friends before he left. He always knew how to make us laugh or smile, even if we were really down and behind with our IT coursework, He would still know how to make us smile. St Chads Community is devastated by this news. My thoughts are with the family and friends of this fine man x x
erm.. i can't believe he is missing. I found out while on a School Football tour to italy. Mr turns is my form tutor and i say for everybody we hope he is ok and we all have our fingers crossed in hope. xxxxx
Erm..... what can i say this guy is brilliant and has especially done so much for our form 9E and i speak for everyone we really do hope (fingers crossed) that he turns up. We give our thoughts to his family and we hope he comes back safe and well very soon. Emma Bolam(14)
mr turns..the nicest guy ever,everyones favourite teacher,youve done so much for us!your in everyones prayers xx
peter turns well wha can i say amazin teacher 1 ina million culdnt ask fo neone betta...he wuld help us in ict gif us sweeties make us laff hes everyfin we wanted ina teacher...but now hes gone...but i guess memorys ar foeva nd stay in ure heart peter may not be ea in person but he is ea in ar hearts nd tha is wher he will stay foeva...hes a great loss and at this tym my heart goes owt ty his wife and his family hu must miss him so so much! all i haf left tu say is peter turns wher eva yew may be we all love yew nd miss yew dearly dust cum bac we haf got so many mor laffs tu be had in ict plz be okay nd cum bac..<3___x___x<3..
I speak for every1 at chads when i say we hope Mr.(Turnsy)Turns is alright an not injured or dead, you were the best teacher chads has ever had so we hope your alright and im sure every1 else from Chads says also, hope your o.k turnsy u were one of the best ( and funniest teachers ) i've ever seen in 8 years of school! ( Hope your alright )
mr turns was my computers teacher in st chads (runcorn) he was a great teacher
Mr Turns was our son's form teacher from Sept 2004 until July 2005 at St Chad's School in Runcorn. He is a lovely man who got on so well with his pupils and seemed to really be on their level. He was very supportive of our son and offered great encouragement. They often joked about their use of hair gel. We are now living in Kiev, Ukraine working at the British Embassy and Mr Turns offered advice and good support about the education system available here to our son.
We are all deeply upset by this terrible news and can only pray that there is a good outcome. Mr Turns is well loved and our love and thoughts go out to his family at this terrible time and to his students past and present who will be as deeply shocked by this news as we are.
I go to Fallibroome High School, the school Peter taught at. Basically I just really hope he's found. He has never taught me, but it's awful when something like this happens to someone you see on a regular basis at school. My heart goes out to Peter's family, I can only try to understand how hard it is for them.
i didnt realli no mr turns he was a old teacher in my high school st chads catholic high school today we had a little respect thing wer we all sat down all the school on our school hall and lite a candle for peter turns and we prayed for him almost evrybody was cryin all teachers wer it must be the wirst thing that has happend to pupils in are school. mr turns was a very down to earth person evry one was realli close to him and people was shocked because i no for a fact he wouldnt wont to miss them ski trips we all miss mr turns to bits we all call him turnsy he was the best teacher ever he always used to always do his hir with his jell evry body loved him .