Mystery deepens for stag do Scot who vanished in Portugal as sister reveals ‘accident' fears
His return flight to Scotland leave the party resort in hours
HOLIDAY HORROR Mystery deepens for stag do Scot who vanished in Portugal as sister reveals 'accident' fears
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THE family of a Scots holidaymaker who vanished on the Algarve four days ago have launched a desperate plea to find him.
Greg Monks's loved ones are asking locals and UK expats in the area where he is last believed to have been seen to check their home and doorbell cameras for sightings.
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The mechanic from Glasgow vanished from a party hotspot in Portugal
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Greg Monks' family has launched an appeal to locate his whereabouts
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His worried parents and his girlfriend Nicole Ashleigh Kelso have travelled to the party resort of Albufeira to help search for the 38-year-old from Glasgow amid growing fears he got lost on his first night out and could have suffered an accident.
The plant mechanic went missing in the early hours of Wednesday morning after telling friends he had flown to Portugal with hours earlier for a five-day stag do that he was heading back to his holiday apartment on his own during their first night out after several hours of partying and drinking.
His return flight to Scotland leaves this afternoon.
Greg's sister Jillian revealed yesterday police had placed her brother around Cerro da Aguia the night he vanished.
The hill with residential properties is more than an hour's walk west of the Albufeira Strip where Greg is thought to have left his pals, whereas the Novochoro Apartments he had checked into on Tuesday night is a 30-minute walk north.
Thanking British holidaymakers and expats as well as locals for their massive support so far, Jillian said in a new Facebook post late last night.
She said: 'Thank you for all information and shares and we truly appreciate it.
'There have still been no sightings or no updates at present.
"As previously stated this is so unlike Greg and we are truly desperate for answers.
'I am now seeking help from residents of the Cerro da Aguia area to please check any home cameras or doorbell footage around between 2am and 5am on Wednesday as police believe he was in the area around this time.
'Please share this if you know anyone in the area.
"Asking for people that live in Cerro da Aguia that have cameras that cover the street or parts of the street to send me a message with their name and phone number. Thank you for all the support.'
Jillian updated the search information as a GoFundMe appeal set up on behalf of the family to help fund the hunt for Greg reached more than POUNDS 12,500 early this morning.
Organiser Gillian McCallum wrote on behalf of the 38-year-old's loved ones yesterday: 'Our son Greg Monks went to Portugal for a stag do on Tuesday May 27 and on the first night back out there he never returned to his hotel and has now been missing for three days.
'We are desperately seeking Greg's safe return and need your help.
'There are professional search teams out looking for Greg and the family have all flown out to try to help find him but don't know how long their stay will be.
'They are doing everything they can.
'Every donation, no matter the size, will make a difference in our efforts to bring Greg home. Thank you for your support and prayers.'
Greg's sister said yesterday she was worried he had got lost in unfamiliar surroundings and had an accident after going out drinking with his stag do pals.
Hospitals have been checked without success but police are not thought to have yet carried out an exhaustive search of medical centres which have involved officers going round wards to check out patients who were admitted without proper identification.
Jillian described her brother yesterday as a 'really hard worker' in his job and a 'quiet guy' whose disappearance immediately 'threw up a red flag.'
She also revealed Greg has a Thor-type Viking unfinished tattoo at the top of his right arm which would be visible if he was wearing a vest top or had no shirt on.
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