Police are still appealing to trace missing 42-year-old Christopher Ryan from Middlesbrough.

Christopher was last seen on Lytton Street in Middlesbrough on Friday, July 24 around 9am.

He is known to frequent the town and North Ormesby areas and may be sleeping rough around the area of Riverside Road.

He is described as a white male, 5ft 7” tall, of medium build, pale complexion and short, red hair.

Anyone who may have seen Christopher or anyone who may know of his whereabouts is asked to contact Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident number 123100.

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