Missing flamingo 'may no longer be alive'

The zoo put out an appeal for the missing flamingo on Sunday

Staff at a zoo believe a flamingo chick that went missing may now be dead.

Paignton Zoo announced a public appeal to help locate the chick on Sunday.

Members of the community had been helping and the zoo said staff had been following "well-rehearsed procedures".

The zoo said there had been no further sightings and "given the time that has passed and the circumstances, we now believe that the chick may no longer be alive".

All other flamingos and chicks are accounted for

In a statement the zoo said it would "like to extend its heartfelt thanks to everyone in the community for their support and assistance during this time".

It said all other flamingos and chicks are accounted for and they are "taking additional measures to ensure that this does not happen again".