Nottinghamshire Police have launched an appeal to locate the whereabouts of a man who has gone missing from the Cotgrave area. According to friends on social media his disappearance has been described as "out of character".
Officers from the force say that they are concerned for the safety of the man named only as "Mark" after he was reported missing from the Cotgrave area at around 11:40 on Sunday night. He is described as a white male, of proportionate build and is around 1m 63cm tall (a little over 5ft 4in).
He is described as having brown cropped hair and was last seen wearing blue stonewashed jeans, a black puffer coat and blue trainers.
Police have said in a message posted on Facebook: "If you have seen Mark or have any information about his whereabouts, please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 440 of 06/03/2023. On the social media platform were two people responding to the appeal. One said: "I have known Mark for many years and this out of character for Mark."
And another responded: "I’ve also known Mark a lot of years and I agree this is definitely out of character."
According to the charity Missing People , somebody is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK, equating to a total of 170,000 people. Of that number, almost 98,000 are adults and more than 70,000 are children.
The charity also states that 75 per cent of adults are found within the first 24 hours of being reported missing and 85 per cent are found within two days, while five per cent are not found in the first week. For children, the respective figures are 80 per cent, 90 per cent and two per cent.
And website missingpeople.org.uk states that people go missing for a wide range of reasons, and there is often more than one cause. For adults, some of the most common reasons include a diagnosed or undiagnosed mental health issue, problems at home or a relationship breakdown. Many adults with dementia often go missing.
It adds: "Every person who goes missing will have different circumstances and reasons for going, and it’s important that these are explored when they are found or return."
