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| Family's plea for missing Briton | Family's plea for missing Briton |
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| The family of a British man who went missing during a trip to Costa Rica are appealing for help with tracing him. | The family of a British man who went missing during a trip to Costa Rica are appealing for help with tracing him. |
| Michael Dixon, 33, checked into the Villas Macondo hotel in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, on 18 October. | Michael Dixon, 33, checked into the Villas Macondo hotel in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, on 18 October. |
| Mr Dixon's parents, Lynn and Hubert, who live in France, are making an appeal at a news conference in London. | Mr Dixon's parents, Lynn and Hubert, who live in France, are making an appeal at a news conference in London. |
| The last confirmed sighting of him was in the afternoon of the same day when staff saw him leave the hotel, his brother David said. | The last confirmed sighting of him was in the afternoon of the same day when staff saw him leave the hotel, his brother David said. |
| The news conference is being run by Missing Abroad, a scheme run by the Lucie Blackman Trust. | The news conference is being run by Missing Abroad, a scheme run by the Lucie Blackman Trust. |
| Mr Dixon, who is currently conducting a search in Costa Rica, said his brother's disappearance was "very worrying". | Mr Dixon, who is currently conducting a search in Costa Rica, said his brother's disappearance was "very worrying". |
| Ongoing searches | Ongoing searches |
| He added: "We have been here two weeks and we still have no idea what's happened. | He added: "We have been here two weeks and we still have no idea what's happened. |
| "All his belongings were still in his room - his phone, his glasses, his wallet. Everything. | "All his belongings were still in his room - his phone, his glasses, his wallet. Everything. |
| "We are working with Costa Rican authorities, the British Foreign Office and the Red Cross to find Michael, but we would appreciate information from local people in Tamarindo who may have seen him in the town." | "We are working with Costa Rican authorities, the British Foreign Office and the Red Cross to find Michael, but we would appreciate information from local people in Tamarindo who may have seen him in the town." |
| Mr Dixon, who was born in Salford but grew up in France, was reported missing to local police by hotel staff on 21 October. | Mr Dixon, who was born in Salford but grew up in France, was reported missing to local police by hotel staff on 21 October. |
| The Brussels-based journalist edits a magazine for the pulp and paper industry. | The Brussels-based journalist edits a magazine for the pulp and paper industry. |
| Family members then flew to Costa Rica to start the hunt. Searches conducted on foot, by boat and plane involving the Red Cross and local volunteers have already been carried out. | Family members then flew to Costa Rica to start the hunt. Searches conducted on foot, by boat and plane involving the Red Cross and local volunteers have already been carried out. |
| The Lucie Blackman Trust was set up by Tim Blackman after his daughter was killed while working in Tokyo in 2001. | The Lucie Blackman Trust was set up by Tim Blackman after his daughter was killed while working in Tokyo in 2001. |