Family issue plea for Brit, 24, who vanished while travelling in Spain as his van found abandoned after driving from UK
THE parents of a missing Brit say they have had "no contact" with Spanish police who called off their search last week.
Matthew Chapman, 24, from Doncaster, vanished near the popular resort of Tossa de Mar in Catalonia.
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Matthew's family began to feel concerned when he failed to pick up his brother-in-law to take him to work.
The 24-year-old was reported missing on April 30.
Matthew left the UK in a van, which has been found abandoned and empty at a viewpoint.
Police and firefighters launched a two-day search involving a helicopter and drones last week before calling the operation off late on Thursday.
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