The Coastguard and lifeboat crews has been called in to help in the search for a missing North Uist man who was last seen almost a week ago. Duncan Macleod, 52, disappeared from the Baymore area of North Uist on the evening of Wednesday, November 9.
31.10.2022 - 13:25 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The dad of a young Scot who suddenly vanished during a Halloween party eight years ago has told how he doesn’t believe the family will ever find out ‘what happened to him’.
Shaun Ritchie was last seen running from a farmhouse near woodland outside Strichen, Aberdeenshire, in 2014, before disappearing without a trace.
A major missing person search - one of the largest in Police Scotland’s history - was launched, with thousands of man hours spent desperately hunting for the then 20-year-old. Despite numerous specialist resources being drafted in, including ground-penetrating radars, divers and dogs, Shaun’s whereabouts remain a mystery.
Marking the eight year anniversary on October 31, dad Charlie Reid shared a touching post on social media expressing his fears that answers will never be found. He said: “Eight years or 2922 days since Shaun disappeared. Many lives were changed forever on that night and yet still we don't know what exactly happened and where he ended up.
“Shaun could have got his life sorted out and at age 28 been married just like I did at 28. He might have had a family of his own. I might have been a grandfather.
“Never a day passes that I don't think about him and forever all those that knew him and loved him will have a piece of their heart broken. I just don't believe that we will ever find out what really happened or where he is, not now, not after 8 years.”
Charlie, who had been working abroad when his son vanished, previously told the Daily Record that he fears his son was murdered. He explained: “He has definitely not walked out of there.
“Someone has taken him out of that area and he has been murdered – that’s what I believe. But the police have to deal with facts and evidence – and until they get
The Coastguard and lifeboat crews has been called in to help in the search for a missing North Uist man who was last seen almost a week ago. Duncan Macleod, 52, disappeared from the Baymore area of North Uist on the evening of Wednesday, November 9.
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