A family is appealing for information on a missing Westmeath man who was spotted in Co Tyrone on Wednesday.
Charlie Whelehan, 23, from Kinnegad in the county, was last seen by his family on Sunday, April 17.
CCTV footage released by his family shows a man who they believe to be Charlie walking through a field in the Washingbay area between Derrylaughan and Maghery.
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Charlie is the nephew of Belfast woman Avril McDowell's sister, and told Belfast Live that a person saw who they believed to be Charlie in the area on Wednesday
“The person recognised them and then phoned the family and said this is where he was and he was pushing a bicycle,” Avril said.
“My sister has said that it’s definitely him so the family are coming up to look for him now.
“The person recognised him enough to phone the family and let them know.
“It’s just so uncharacteristic for him not to be in touch.”
In a Facebook appeal for information about his brother, Jack Whelehan said the family was ‘worried sick’ about him.
Charlie is described as being six foot tall with fair hair and was wearing a green Superdry hoodie, navy tracksuit bottoms, a navy and maroon O’Neill’s padded jacket and black runners when he was last seen.
His family say he was driving a Vauxhall Combo van with roof with registration 06CN3886.
Anyone with information on Charlie’s whereabouts is asked to contact Mullingar Garda station on 0449384000 or the Garda confidential line on 1800 666666.
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