Where are you? Mum's heartfelt plea as drones are drafted in for teenager hunt

Daily Mail​

19-05-2025

Drones are being drafted in to help with the search of a missing teenager who vanished more than a fortnight ago.
Cole Cooper disappeared after a night out on May 4 in Longcroft, Falkirk, and the last reported sighting of him was three days later in the village's Glasgow Road area.
In a heartfelt plea, his mother Wendy Stewart yesterday begged her son to 'come home' as drone operators were urged to apply for permission to fly in Cumbernauld Airport's flight restriction zone so they can widen the search.
A social media page set up by the family to provide updates about the hunt for the 19-year-old asks for drone owners to get in touch with the airport so they could search between Longcroft and Banknock.
Ms Stewart, meanwhile, begged her son to 'please come home'.
She said: 'I love and miss you so so so much. Where are you son? My heart is breaking I just want a big cuddle from you son'.
The worried mother also posted a touching video of Mr Cooper singing into a microphone and dancing with her, with the caption 'Please help get my gorgeous, kind loving boy back to me'.
Police Scotland last week revealed that the most recent sighting of the teenager was around 7pm on May 7, although the last confirmed CCTV sighting of him was on May 4.
Mr Cooper went missing in the early hours of that morning after heading to a house party around 3am.
Footage captured him walking along Nisbet Drive in Denny at 4.59am, before appearing at his father's home in Mayfield Drive, Longcroft, at 5.49am. When his father failed to answer, Mr Cooper left.
In other footage, he was then seen jogging along Cumbernauld Road shortly before 6am, looking over his shoulder as he ran.
His aunt Aimee Tennie tried to encourage the teenager to meet up with her, giving him a place and time, saying: 'Cole I'm hoping you're out there somewhere reading this...... I hope you come to me for help. You're honestly so loved and our lives have been turned upside down by all of this.'
But he never showed and with no new sightings, she wrote yesterday: 'In our guts we know you aren't out there running about and avoiding making contact with us or your friends.
'All we can hope for is that anyone that has information on where you are, does the right thing and comes forward.'
Mr Cooper, who is described as 5ft 10in, of medium build with short brown hair, is known to frequent the Denny, Cumbernauld and Paisley areas.
He was last seen wearing a black puffer-style jacket with black jogging bottoms.
Inspector Neil Wotherspoon said they were 'increasingly concerned' for the teen's welfare and have carried out extensive enquiries in the area with specialist resources.
He added: 'We would ask anyone who has seen him, or knows where he might be to get in touch. I would also like to appeal to Cole himself to contact family, friends or our officers.'