A new sighting has been confirmed of a man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day. Scott McLaren left his home in the Dollar Crescent area of Kirkcaldy around midday on Sunday, January 1.
15.12.2022 - 12:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A road trip to the north east of Scotland by two Spanish friends came to an abrupt end when their van broke down in the Cairngorms amid -17C weather. Manuel Gutierrez, 35, and Beatriz Castejon, 30 started their venture along the east coast through Stonehaven and into Aberdeen on Friday (December 9).
Braving the temperatures and treacherous road conditions, the pair - who live in Glasgow - headed towards Braemar where a yellow weather warning for snow and ice was in place. Things turned desperate for the duo however after their van broke down, leaving them stranded on the outskirts of the Aberdeenshire town, Aberdeen Live reports.
As they waited to be rescued, the friends managed to find some firewood which allowed them to knock up some Pot Noodles and sausages from their dwindling food supply. Manuel recalled the experience, saying: "The first night was okay because the van was still warm for a while, but we were worrying we wouldn't have enough wood the next day to make a fire, and we thought we are going to die here.
"We were surprised because when we were stuck we were able to find some logs to start a fire, but we were worried because we were running out of wood. We were able to defrost some water so we could cook some frozen sausages and make some Pot Noodles, " Manuel added.
Recalling the start of the trip, he explained: "We left Glasgow and headed towards the east coast. Then we headed towards Braemar where it was lovely for three days until the campervan broke.
"We were stuck in the middle of nowhere in the night. So we stayed in the campervan and phoned the AA for breakdown recovery and they said they'd get there as soon as possible but we had to spend the night there, and it got down to -17.3 degrees on Sunday
A new sighting has been confirmed of a man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day. Scott McLaren left his home in the Dollar Crescent area of Kirkcaldy around midday on Sunday, January 1.
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