MISSING MAN: Michael Hunter was last seen leaving his home in Darlington on January 24
NINE weeks since a man went
missing, police and his family are
still hoping to find him.
Fifty-three-year-old Michael
Hunter walked out of his home in
the Westmoreland Street area of
Darlington, on January 24 - the
morning of his mother's funeral.
A number of sightings were reported
in Weardale and Teesdale,
but no trace of him was found.
A recent search of Drinkfield
Pond and marsh area on the outskirts
of Darlington, also uncovered
nothing.
The mystery of his disappearance
will be featured next month
in a BBC documentary about
missing people.
Inspector Steve Ball said: "Mr
Hunter is known to be a keen
walker with a love of bird watching
and the countryside. The
areas where sightings have been
reported are all places he knows
and has visited.
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"Someone who frequents the
Durham dales may think they
have caught a glimpse of him and
that a possible sighting would be
of no interest to us. Let us be the
judge of that.
"I would urge anyone in that
position to ring us and, as the better
weather finally arrives, I
would ask everyone spending
time in the countryside to keep
an eye open for Mr Hunter."
Mr Hunter, a health care assistant
at Darlington Memorial Hospital,
was receiving treatment for
depression and anxiety.
When he was last seen, he was
wearing a blue jumper, blue
trousers and faded black baseball
cap with a kangaroo motif. He also
had a short green Berghaus jacket,
brown shoes and was carrying
a grey turquoise/blue backpack.
He is 5ft 7in, slim with short
black/greying hair, facial hair
and could be wearing glasses.
Anyone who can help the police
is asked to ring 0845-60-60-365.
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