Police 'increasingly concerned' for welfare of missing Richard from Beverley

An extensive search is underway for a 55-year-old man who has been missing from his home in Beverley since 30 December.

Police say they are continuing to explore multiple lines of enquiry to locate Richard - described as an active person with a love of the outdoors.

Leading the search Inspector Simon Adams said: “Over the course of the last 5-days we have been conducting extensive lines of enquiry to locate Richard since he left his home address on the Molescroft and we are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare.

“We have been trawling hundreds of hours of CCTV and doorbell footage, conducting house to house enquiries and area searches of rural locations to try and understand which direction Richard may have travelled in since leaving his home."

They have released CCTV footage of Richard at 9.08am at the Molescroft Pavillion that morning (Monday 30 December).

Richard is then thought to have walked on Hull Bridge Road, Tickton, before heading east towards the Crown and Anchor pub. He then headed north along the banks of the river Hull in the direction of High Eske nature reserve at 9:37am. This is the last confirmed sighting of him.

He is 6ft tall with dark brown hair, a bushy beard and is believed to be wearing a tan coat, dark denim trousers with a dark hat.

Richard is described as a very active person with a love of the outdoors, having previously completed walks of up to 20 miles.

"This is leading us to believe he may possibly have continued walking for some distance," said Inspector Adams

“We would like to thank members of the public for their continued support and assistance in our search to locate missing Richard and would encourage anyone with information to please phone us directly. I would also like to thank local search and rescue charities.”

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