The concerned friends and family of Marc Tulloch Hewson have joined police in appealing for information after the 63-year-old disappeared more than two weeks ago
Police in Spain are appealing for information as concerns grow for a British man who has been missing since around September 20.
Marc Tulloch Hewson, 63, originally from Wantage, Oxfordshire, was last seen in Torrevieja, south of Alicante. His wife Catherine and their friends on the Costa Blanca, where Marc lived, have also taken to social media to urge anyone with any information that can help to come forward.
The Civil Guard made its first formal public appeal as it confirmed its investigation into Marc’s mystery disappearance remains ongoing. It said: “Our investigation into the disappearance of Marc Tulloch Hewson, 63, is still active. He went missing on September 19 near Torrevieja University Hospital.
“The day he was last seen he was wearing a long black tracksuit bottom with the words ‘The Beatles’ written on them in white letters, a brown baseball cap and black shoes.”
A police spokesman added: “Information has been obtained pointing to the missing man being in the areas of the Jardin del Mar I and Laguna Salada residential estates in Torrevieja on the morning of September 20.
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“Then he was wearing black shorts and was shirtless and shoeless. The search operation has continued in those areas as well as Orihuela Costa and locals have been interviewed.”
A photo of Marc has since been shared via an Interior Ministry website, describing him as 1.75 metres tall, weighing about 70 kilos and with straight blond hair and blue eyes.
In an earlier appeal on an expat group Facebook site, Fiona Crowther said: “Together we can find Marc. You can help us.
“His wife, Catherine, myself and all Marc’s friends would like to thank each and every one of you for looking, liking, sharing, commenting, suggesting and tagging. Please don’t stop.”
Beth Hewerdine has also appealed for information online, writing: “Please help find Marc Tulloch Hewson, missing since 20th September in Costa Blanca, Spain. He’s vulnerable and without medication — any shares or sightings could really help.”
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Other reports, which describe Marc as “approachable and friendly”, state that he left home on September 18 and didn’t return, and was picked up by an ambulance later the same evening.
They further claim he was discharged from Torrevieja Hospital around 2am the following morning but disappeared before the ambulance arrived to take him home.
It comes after a jet ski rider was found alive three days after vanishing off the Canary Islands. Layonel Ramirez Collado, 27, was left floating towards the Atlantic ocean after being cut adrift – but was miraculously rescued after waving to a plane passing overhead.
He was found sitting patiently on the jet ski, waiting for rescue, his condition described as “dehydrated” and with sunburn – but still conscious.