Jessica Parkinson, 29, vanished from her Bermondsey hostel two weeks ago. Her absence from work and concerning texts to friends have triggered a police investigation.
An Australian waitress on a backpacking trip in the UK has sparked concern after sending 'out of character' texts to friends when queried about her whereabouts. Jessica Parkinson, 29, is the subject of an urgent search as she has been missing for a fortnight, last known to be residing at a Bermondsey hostel in south London .
Following her no-show at the restaurant where she's been employed for a year, alarmed superiors and coworkers notified the Metropolitan Police, prompting a widespread search effort. Jessica's Sunshine Coast-based father has been unable to contact his daughter for approximately two weeks, according to reports. Additionally, it's believed that on the day Jessica was absent from work, she dispatched an ambiguous message to a colleague. She has consecutively missed three shifts now. Speaking to MailOnline, restaurant owner Joe Walters said: 'Our manager (initially) sent a message asking where she was, and she responded that she thought she was in at 5pm and she would be right there. That was very out of character for her. She didn't show up, but sent a cryptic message to another member of staff that evening. She didn't mention missing work. 'Then she didn't show up to work on Thursday and then when she didn't show up on Friday I reached out to her father in Australia. He told me the police had been alerted and is being dealt with by the missing persons unit,' reports the Mirror. Jessica, who is 5ft 4in tall with blue eyes and reddish-blonde hair, had previously mentioned plans to return to Australia for the holidays and stay until March. However, none of her family or friends in Australia have heard from her, it has been reported. It is believed that she was recently evicted from a flat share in London, leading her to live in a hostel. Speaking about this, Joe said: 'She wasn't very happy with that situation which I can imagine so we were trying to assist her with finding something and we hadn't made any progress with that
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