Family of Irishman missing abroad fly out to search for ‘needle in a haystack' oil rigger after unsettling phone calls
Robert Kincaid, 38, has not been heard from or seen since he missed a flight from
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Robert Kincaid disappeared after missing his flight from Paris to Dublin earlier this month
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Robert, a local of the Tullycarnet area of east
He had told friends and family earlier that day that he had missed his flight and was waiting in the
However, when they later attempted to contact him via FaceTime, his phone was answered by a man they did not know.
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"We tried to contact him around ten o'clock that night on FaceTime, and it was answered by a man who appeared to be in a corrugated hut.
"He spoke with broken English and said that the phone was on zero per cent, then it cut off."
Even more worryingly, a call that took place the next day was answered by an unknown woman with a baby heard crying in the background.
The phone has since been switched off.
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According to Louis, Robert has been reported missing to the PSNI, and the family has been in contact with the British embassy in Paris; however, they have yet to receive any news.
Louis says they have been unable to get in contact with French
However, they do know that Robert is not in any hospitals or medical centres.
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Desperate for answers, the family is now preparing to fly to France themselves in a last-ditch effort to find him, with Louis set to travel to Paris today to begin searching for his brother directly.
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There, he is expected to meet with British embassy officials who will help him liaise with local police.
He said: "We are preparing to fly out for a couple of days on Wednesday to do a mini search.
"I know it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and I am not sure what we will accomplish, but we have to do something."
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Robert's family is traveling to Paris this week in an attempt to find the missing 38-year-old
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