Detectives release new 'aged' pics of Clydebank man missing in unsolved 20-year case
Police have released images of a man who was reported missing over 20-years ago, on what would have been his 54th birthday.
David McCallum was last seen on Sunday, March 30, 2003 in the Rowardennan area of Loch Lomond and his black Ford Focus was found nearby.
The artificial age progression images created by Dundee University were released today, on what would be David's 54th birthday. They show David with short and long hair, and also with a beard.
Officers describe David, who was 31-years-old when he went missing, as 5ft 9ins tall, slim build, dark brown hair.
Despite an extensive police enquiry and multiple appeals over the years there have been no confirmed sightings.
However, there were potential sighting of him in Sussex in 2017 and in the Tower Hill Underground Station in 2019.
David's brother and sister Susan Donaldson and Alistair Maclaren previously spoke of their anguish after their brother's case was featured in a BBC show in 2007.
Susan said: "It is just like he has vanished into thin air. Even coming up to four years, you still think about him just as much.
"For us as a family we are getting no closure. Just to have nothing at all makes it very difficult.
Alistair added: "It is just as raw as it was from day one. I imagine after this year we're going to have to accept that if David is out there, he is not wanting to be found.
"David's disappearance is like we're all sitting with a book and we have got a final page missing. We just want to know what's at the end.
"If the programme rings a bell with anyone they should phone the Missing Person's Helpline or Clydebank Police. Even if they think it's irrelavent, it might be the piece of the jigsaw that we're looking for."
Detective Inspector David Lavery, Dumbarton Police Office, said: 'We regularly review unsolved missing person cases and there have always been unanswered questions around David's disappearance.
'There have been a number of appeals over the years, including by the charity Missing and on television documentaries.
'These latest images show what David may look like now. If anyone recognises David from these images, or has any information that can help our enquiries, please contact us.
'I would appeal particularly to anyone who was wild camping in the Lochan Maoil Dhuinne area the weekend David was last seen, as well as people who have worked with the homeless community in London over the years.'
Police Scotland works in close partnership with the Missing People Charity. They can be contacted via telephone on free phone 116 000 or by visiting the Missing People website.
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