Police 'increasingly concerned' over missing Tain man (32) as full scale search effort is launched involving coastguard helicopter and Assynt Mountain Rescue Team
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POLICE have an issued an appeal for help tracing an Easter Ross man who has been posted missing.
Officers in the Highlands are appealing for help to trace the missing hillwalker in the Sutherland area.
Finn Creaney (32), from the Tain area, was last seen around 2.15pm on Friday, March 25 having been dropped off at Loch Naver on the B873 public road in Sutherland to start his planned walking route.
He planned to walk the route around Loch Naver and South to Golspie, where his vehicle was situated.
Searches are ongoing in the area with the assistance of Assynt MRT and coastguard helicopter.
Finn is described as 5ft 11in tall, of slim build with light complexion and freckles on his arms and nose. He has long brown hair down to his lower back and a full brown beard which is short in length.
He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, a long brown leather jacket which goes down to his knees, dark coloured trousers, brown waterproof boots and was carrying a green rucksack.
Sergeant Mike Gallie, of Easter Ross and Sutherland Policing Team, said: “We are growingly increasingly concerned for Finn as this is out of character for him.
“I would urge anyone who believes they may have seen Finn or spoken to him at any time since he was last seen in the area to get in touch with officer.
“Anyone with information should call 101, quoting reference 0912 of 28 March.”
