Police are searching mountains, woodland and rivers for a missing man as concern grows over his wellbeing. Martin Clatworthy has been missing for over two weeks having last been seen in the village of Blaenrhondda near Treorchy shortly before 11am on Tuesday, March 7.
South Wales Police officers have trawled through CCTV from the area at the time of Mr Clatworthy's disappearance and have now released an image of the last known sighting of him. In a new appeal, a spokesperson for the force said it was "very concerned" for the missing 57-year-old's welfare.
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Members of Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team had previously been called in to help with the search for Mr Clatworthy during a period of snow and heavy rain. They were also helped by members of the Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team, but after hours of searching in “challenging conditions”, the search was stood down late on Thursday, March 9.
Mr Clatworthy is described as 5ft 7ins tall with brown eyes and short, dark hair. When he was last seen he was wearing black jeans and a black fleece. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
Continuing to appeal to the public for information regarding Mr Clatworthy's whereabouts, acting inspector Tony Watts of South Wales Police said: “Since Martin was reported missing we continue to pursue all lines of enquiry; we are currently searching mountains, woodland and local waterways led by a specialist police search advisor and continue to liaise closely with Martin’s family.
“We have implemented a thorough trawl of available CCTV in the area Martin was last seen and we are releasing an image of the last known sighting of him, in Blaenrhondda, Rhondda. We, and Martin's family, are very concerned for Martin’s welfare and we continue to appeal to anyone who has any information which might help us to find him to come forward urgently.”
The updated appeal added: "Martin Clatworthy, 57, was last seen in the Blaenrhondda area at 10.55am on March 7. He is around 5ft 7ins tall with brown eyes and short, dark hair. He was last seen wearing black jeans and a black fleece.
"Anyone who may have seen Martin, or who has information which will help us find him, is asked to contact us quoting occurrence number 2300075324."
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