Police ‘extremely concerned’ for missing North-East man

Robin Purvis, 54, from the Durham area, was last in touch with his family on Wednesday, June 3, is and believed to have been in Kettleness, north of Whitby, sometime between Thursday and Friday of this week.

A North Yorkshire Police statement on Saturday said: “We are extremely concerned for his safety and are appealing to anyone who has seen him or knows where he is to contact us.

“He is described as white European, around 5ft 11ins tall, with a bald head.

“His car, a blue 63-reg Citroen C3, was located by police parked at Kettleness car park, near Goldsborough footpath, on the evening of Friday, June 5.”

Call North Yorkshire Police on 101 with information about his whereabouts or dial 999 if you see him.

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