Specialist officers were searching inside a public toilet block for signs that a missing woman had been at the scene yesterday.

The public toilets in Fort Road, Newhaven, were cordoned off on Sunday (October 8) from around 4pm.

Roughly a dozen officers from Sussex Police attended as well as specialist Scenes of Crime Officers who were working inside the cordon and taking photographs.

The Argus: The toilets were cordoned offThe toilets were cordoned off (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

Police confirmed today that officers were searching for evidence that a missing woman had been in the area.

The Argus: Officers inside the buildingOfficers inside the building (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

“We were looking for anything that may have indicated the missing woman had been present at the scene,” said a spokeswoman for Sussex Police.

Police said that the woman was found safe elsewhere.