Search for man reported missing after failing to meet friend

Mark Elston was last seen on Tuesday and has failed to return home.

Search for man reported missing after failing to meet friend in Stornoway Police Scotland

The search for a man missing on the Isle of Lewis has entered a second day as his family and friends are growing increasingly concerned.

Mark Elston was last seen on Tuesday morning when he left Kenneth Street in Stornoway driving a blue Volvo C70 convertible car.

On Wednesday, around 2pm, he then contacted a friend and arranged to meet up but then did not appear.

He has since failed to return home and there has been no contact from him since.

Mark is around 6 ft tall, of medium build, with long dark hair and a beard. He has blue eyes, a scar on his lip and normally wears black trousers and a black jacket. He often wears a leather pendant necklace.

Enquiries carried out so far have revealed he may have travelled to the Butt of Lewis.

Sergeant Stephen Goodhind said: “Mark’s family and friends are understandably concerned. We know Mark was planning to meet up with a friend, but no-one has seen or heard from him since Wednesday.

“I am appealing to anyone who may have seen Mark or who may have seen him driving his car to contact us as it could assist our ongoing enquiries.

“Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3384 of September 13, 2023.”

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