Concern grows for man missing in Wales for nearly a fortnight
Police have issued a renewed appeal to help find a man who has been missing for nearly two weeks
Christian was last seen on CCTV in the Wrexham area
(Image: North Wales Police)
Concerns are growing for a 26-year-old who was last seen at the start of this month. North Wales Police have released a renewed appeal for the whereabouts of Christian, who went missing shortly before 5pm on Friday, August 1.
Christian, who is originally from Yorkshire, was last seen on CCTV in the Wrexham area at 4pm on the same day. The 26-year-old is known to walk long distances and police say he could be anywhere in the country. Described as 5ft 8in tall Christian has short straight blond hair.
He was last seen wearing a black jacket and North Wales Police say they have growing concerns regarding Christian.
Christian, originally from Yorkshire, has been missing for several days
(Image: North Wales Police)
An appeal on the force's Facebook page read: "We have growing concerns for the 26-year-old, who was last seen in the Wrexham area shortly before 5pm on Friday, August 1." For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here .
It added: "Christian, originally from Yorkshire, was last captured on CCTV in the Wrexham area at 4pm on August 1.
"He is known to walk long distances and could be anywhere in the country.
"Christian is described to be around 5ft 8in in height and has short straight blond hair.
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"He was last seen wearing a black jacket with black trousers and light blue trainers.
"Anyone who thinks they might have seen him, or anyone with information, is urged to get in touch with officers on 101, or via the website, quoting reference number: 52523."
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