My papa, John Smith (77), from Machrie, Arran, was last seen by a neighbour near to Machrie Golf Club, Machrie Bay, Arran, around 1810 hours on Tuesday and it is believed that he was walking in an easterly direction.

He is described as white, 5 ft 4 in height, of slim build, with short grey hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion. He was last seen wearing a dark coloured jacket, dark trousers, a woolly hat and brown hiking boots.

Inspector Christine Boyd, Irvine Police Office, said today:
"A number of days have passed now since Mr Smith was last seen, and so far we've had no confirmed sightings of him since. He had said to the neighbour who last saw him that he was going to see a friend in the Shiskine area of the island. We do not know if he arranged a lift or planned to walk, but he did not get to his friend’s house.

“Mr Smith is a vulnerable man who has had some health issues recently and is of poor mobility so for him to be away from his home for this length of time is very unusual. He also requires to take daily medication which we don’t believe he has with him.

“Our efforts to trace Mr Smith involves specialist resources from Police Scotland including, Air Support, Police Mountain Rescue and Support Unit Search Teams. Additionally, we've been provided with exceptional support from Arran mountain rescue, RNLI, RAF and the Coastguard which has been vitally important due to the scale of the search required."

Any donations would be much appreciated, as the Arran mountain rescue team are made up of local volunteers enabling them to continue all the hard work and effort they are doing. 

Thank you very much on behalf on all of John Smith's family & friends