Desperate hunt for missing Brit in Lanazarote last seen unconscious outside bar

14 April 2023 , 10:31

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Gary Watson's family has issued a desperate appeal (Image: paisley)

A family has issued a desperate appeal after a man was last seen "unconscious" while on holiday in Lanzarote.

Gary Shearer, 53, was celebrating St Patrick's Day in the resort town of Puerto del Carmen on March 16.

The dad-of-one was last seen unconscious outside of Bar 67 between 11.30pm to 12.30am the day he arrived, Glasgow Live reported.

An update issued on the Find Gary Shearer Facebook page read: "Hi everyone! just a little update to say that despite all possible sightings/leads people have given us none of these have been great or have led to any information regarding Gary.

"We still have absolutely no idea where he could be. As it stands the last confirmed sighting we have of Gary is between around 11:30pm-12:30am outside of bar 67 where he was laying unconscious and there has been nothing since.

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Gary has epilepsy and type-2 diabetes (paisley)

"We as a family continue to ask for your support in trying to find gary and ask that you please keep an eye out and continue to give us any information you may feel could be relevant in any way.

"Thanks again from all of the family for all of the support, we won’t stop until we find Gary."

All of the island's hospitals have been checked for the missing Celtic fan, but he has still not been found.

Gary's parents Ann, 71, and Danny, 69, along with his sister Michelle. They said in late March that they were "disappointed that the police don't seem to be doing more."

Gary, from Renfrew, has epilepsy and type-2 diabetes and his passport, clothes, money and medication were left in his hotel room. His hotel bed remained unslept in.

Another of the missing man's sisters confirmed there had been no trace of him after he left the pub.

Nikki said: "There have been no further sightings of him anywhere. We're going out of our minds with worry. We're trying to stay positive, but the more days pass, the harder it is. We just want him home.

"My parents have been police officers searching the sea and flying over it in the helicopter but they have been left to their own devices to look for him.

"We're really disappointed that the police don't seem to be doing more.

"They haven't even organised a family liaison officer to support my parents and to be honest they need support. They are both really struggling. Gary was so close to them. They're devastated."

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A spokesperson for the force on the neighbouring island of Gran Canaria said: “We are seeking the public’s help in discovering the whereabouts of 53-year-old Gary James Watson. We urge anyone with any piece of information they think could be of interest to us and may help us find Gary to contact us.”

Keiran Fleming