Missing - Hunt for Leicester man, 66, walking in Spain towards Gibraltar
FEARS are growing for a pensioner who went missing a week ago while trekking alone in Spain.
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David Oldman, 66, was last seen on Thursday, June 9 when he left his overnight lodgings and headed back out on the road.
Mr Oldman’s family in Leicester have made a series of pleas to find him on social media.
The experienced hiker and former Leicester city councillor, who now lives in London, is on a 1,400-mile trek from London to Gibraltar.
We are just desperate for news of where he is
Mr Oldman's niece, Gemma Oldman, said he had stayed in lodgings in Huercal-Overa in southern Spain and had set out for his next destination, Albox, last Thursday.
However, he did not ring his mother on Sunday and fears started to grow when he failed to board a flight he was due to catch home on Tuesday.
Ms Oldman said: “This is what he does.
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"It’s his holiday and he’s very fit and good at what he does.
"We are just desperate for news of where he is.”
Spanish police are searching with a specialist dog team and from the air.