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Urgent search launched for missing Scots OAP as concerns grow
Police are growing concerned for Barbara Lamond, who vanished from the Craiglockhart area of Edinburgh on Saturday.
Police have launched an urgent appeal to help trace an elderly woman who has been reported missing from Edinburgh.
Barbara Lamond was last seen around 4pm on Saturday, June 7, in the Craiglockhart View area of the city.
Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the 86-year-old's welfare.
She is described as white, around 5ft 4ins tall, of slim build, with short grey hair. When last seen, she was wearing dark trousers, a dark padded coat, and may also have been wearing a light pink woolly hat and glasses.
Inspector Alison Lawrie said: 'We want to make sure Barbara is safe and well. She is known to use buses and walk around the Oxgangs area.
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'Anyone who has seen Barbara or who knows where she might be is asked to contact police as soon as possible.'
Anyone with information is urged to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference number 3150 of 7 June 2025.
It comes as police also are appealing for help to find teenager Ava Stewart who may have travelled to England alone after she boarded a train from a Scots train station.
Ava Stewart from Kilmarnock was last seen at around 1.35pm on Friday, June 6, at Glasgow Central Station.
Following enquiries, officers believe she may now be in Birmingham.
