Daughter of missing 93-year-old Earley man pleads for public's help to find her father

The daughter of a missing 93-year-old man has appealed to the public for help in trying to find her father.

93-year-old Sidney Box was last seen at 8:30pm on Thursday evening (5 January) at his home in Earley.

Sidney's daughter Tamsin Thomas said: “We are really, really concerned. He is 93, frail and just recently diagnosed with dementia but this is completely out of character.

“We just can’t understand why nobody has picked up on the fact that he is potentially only wearing a dressing gown.

“Maybe he’s got some clothes underneath but we’re not convinced of that. We definitely know that his dressing gown is missing.

“We’re desperate for people to contact the police if they have any information at all.”

Police believe Mr Box is wearing his dressing gown.

A search has been ongoing since he was reported missing, and has been focusing on the area around Earley, including the Maiden Erlegh Nature Reserve.

Volunteers from Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue and dog teams are also assisting in the search.

Police are also asking for the public's help to find the pensioner, saying there has been considerable time between when he was last seen and when the report was made.

Sidney is believed to be wearing a dressing gown which is black with a red stripe, and a blue jumper with grey trousers underneath.

He is known to spend time in Reading.

A search is ongoing involving Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue and dog teams.

If you see Sidney or have any information that might help us find him, please make a report on our website or in an emergency, call 999, quoting reference number 513 of 6 January.

Posting on social media a spokesperson for Bracknell and Wokingham Police said: "If you see him please call 999 quoting reference 0513 of the 06/01/23.

"There is nothing to suggest he poses any risk to the public."