Neil Skinner: Police Scotland issue fresh appeal over missing walker

Police have issued a fresh appeal for information about a missing walker, six months on from when he was last seen.

Neil Skinner, 71, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was last seen close to Loch Dochard in Argyll and Bute on 8 May.

Despite extensive searches, no sign of Mr Skinner had been found, Police Scotland said.

His daughter, Kate Armitage, said: "It's been a really difficult time to still have no news and no answers of what has happened to him."

She added: "It's been the most difficult six months you can imagine.

"In some ways it feels like yesterday in other ways it feels like a lifetime since I saw Dad."

Mr Skinner had been on a walking tour with two friends when he returned to his tent alone as he was not feeling well.

When his friends returned to the campsite, Mr Skinner was nowhere to be found despite all his clothes and walking equipment being in the tent along with his phone and wallet.

A police search involving helicopters, drones and diving and mountain rescue teams was also carried out, but Mr Skinner was not found.

Making the latest appeal for information, Insp Ian Hutchison said: "Anyone who was walking in the area around that time, or since, who believes they may have seen anything out of the ordinary to let us know so we can follow it up.

"Any new information received will continue to be investigated fully and anyone with information is asked to contact police."

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