Police say missing schoolgirl could be anywhere in Europe

British police have admitted there have been no reported sightings of 15-year-old schoolgirl Megan Stammers or her maths teacher Jeremy Forrest, 30, since the pair crossed into France.

Detectives searching for the pair said they could be anywhere in Europe, and stressed their primary concern was to bring the schoolgirl back unharmed.

Sussex Police Chief Inspector Jason Tingley, said: “Although they entered France, it is possible that they are elsewhere now. Therefore our objectives are to identify where they are and for them to contact us, so we can bring Megan home safely.”

The news comes as Forrest’s father also called for the pair to get in touch and return home.

Speaking from his home in Kent, Jim Forrest told reporters his son was “a gentle and caring” man who was extremely vulnerable.

“I am worried about Jeremy. I am not worried about Megan,” said Forrest. “I can tell you my son is one of the most gentle, caring people you will ever meet. I worry for him more than Megan in case he flips.”

Stammers’ “bucket list” of life ambitions has discovered online. The final item on her list — to “fall in love” — had been crossed out.

Pictures of the pair walking hand in hand as they travelled on the Dover to Calais route at 9.30pm last Thursday were released by Sussex Police.

A spokesman declined to comment on a report in the Daily Mirror that officers might have questioned the pair and seized their mobile phones before they disappeared.

It also emerged Forrest had a large tattoo of a girl inked on his arm this summer, showing her wearing a feathered hat and with a leashed dog at her feet.