NI family make appeal to find ‘gentle giant' who has gone missing in Greece
Limavady man Aaron Fryer – who was described by his family as a 'soft-natured gentle giant' – had been travelling around Europe teaching English as a digital nomad.
During his travels, the 28-year-old travelled from Serbia to the Greek city of Thessaloniki on July 30 and intended to stay there for a month.
However, he was last heard from on August 5, prompting his aunt Debbie Caskey to contact police.
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Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph she said: 'There is a Facebook page for him up at the moment to help find him.
'We least heard from him 10 days ago, which is extremely out of character for him. His two best friends would talk to him every day, and so would I.
'Aaron is digital nomad, he travels around Europe and teaches English via a computer. He is six-foot-five, a gentle giant. He is just a lovely person, very kind, caring and soft natured.
'When we last spoke, we were probably talking about football and how work is going, how my day was going since we are out in Spain at the moment.
'I am very worried, his father is deceased, his mother is very concerned.
'He had come to Greece via Serbia, where he attended a Greek Orthodox church. I have contacted Greek police.
'It is just so out of character for him not to contact us, his phone just goes to voice mail, there is nothing on social media from him.'
Aaron is described by his family as being six-foot-five with a strong stature. He has brown hair and may or may not have a beard, and he has no tattoos.
"Police received a report on Saturday, 9th August that a man aged in his 20s was believed to be missing in Greece,' said a PSNI spokesperson.
'The matter has been referred to Greek authorities and our officers will assist with any enquiries that may be needed in Northern Ireland. We continue to liaise with the man's family.'
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