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Hiker Stephen Gibson missing on North York Moors | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A search has been launched for a 73-year-old hiker who went missing overnight in heavy fog on the North York Moors. | A search has been launched for a 73-year-old hiker who went missing overnight in heavy fog on the North York Moors. |
Stephen Gibson was last seen at 16:00 GMT on Wednesday by a group he had been with in Rosedale, near Chimney Bank | |
Mr Gibson, a fit, regular walker who knew the area well, may have got into difficulty or been injured, North Yorkshire Police said. | Mr Gibson, a fit, regular walker who knew the area well, may have got into difficulty or been injured, North Yorkshire Police said. |
The force said it was "growing concerned" for Mr Gibson's safety. | The force said it was "growing concerned" for Mr Gibson's safety. |
Search and rescue volunteers are scouring the area with support from the Royal Air Force. | |
Mr Gibson, who is from Terrington, near Malton, is white, about 5ft 10in tall with blue eyes, grey, balding hair and wears glasses. | |
He was wearing a blue and green waterproof jacket over a quilted waistcoat, breeches, boots and a tweed cap. | |
The pensioner was last seen walking along a path between Lastingham and the Chimney Bank before getting separated from the group. | |
Officers said nine specially trained rescue dogs from other parts of the country were being used in search as well as thermal imaging cameras. |
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