Devon and Cornwall Police have released a series of new images on May 23, 2026, in the ongoing search for a 29-year-old woman who disappeared after leaving a hospital in Truro.
Holly Collinson was last seen leaving the Royal Cornwall Hospital on March 31 at 10:10 a. m.
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She had traveled to the Newquay area from Leicestershire, and her family reported her missing on April 10.
Authorities said Collinson left the hospital wearing a hospital gown, a green jumper, and trainers with black and yellow patient property bags used as socks.
She was carrying a black guitar without a case and a crutch.
Investigators believe she boarded a bus after leaving the hospital.
They noted that she frequently uses the bus network across Cornwall and may have changed her clothes since then.
The day before her hospital visit, CCTV captured Collinson on Tregolls Road in Truro wearing blue jeans, large sunglasses, a large black cap, and carrying a light-colored canvas handbag along with her guitar.
Police described her as a white woman of slim build, 5 feet 7 inches tall, with blue eyes and straight dark hair dyed plum to red on top.
She previously wore long multi-colored dreadlocks.
The guitar is a black Takamine electric acoustic with a distinct four-inch hole on the topside due to a missing battery pack.
She was also known to carry a Samsung A52 and an iPhone.
Some of her belongings were photographed at a caravan site in Newquay but have since been removed. Detectives are appealing for information about their current location.
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Officials clarified that a forensic e-fit generated for an unidentified body found in Camborne earlier this month does not match Collinson, despite public inquiries suggesting a resemblance.
"She may also now be using a crutch to assist her," a police spokesperson said.
Detective Sergeant David Squire said, "Since our first appeal we have received a number of calls from the public with information and possible sightings of Holly, but these have so far not led us to locate her."
"We are working tirelessly to try and find Holly and, although these new images may seem like small clues, we are hoping they may prove significant in some way," Squire added.
Police thanked everyone who has contacted them or shared the appeals.
Squire said, "On behalf of the investigation team I would like to thank everyone who has contacted us, or shared our appeals."
Authorities urge anyone who noticed anything unusual in the area during late March or early April to come forward.
"We are continuing to ask the public to report anything they may have noticed that didn’t seem right at the time, or has stuck in their minds since," Squire said.
Detectives emphasized that even minimal details could help establish her timeline.
"We know Holly was in the Truro area on Monday 30th March and Tuesday 31st March but it is possible she may have travelled further afield since," Squire said.
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Anyone with information should contact Devon and Cornwall Police by calling 999 and referencing log number 733 of Friday, May 1.
