7 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00
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‘British’ man, 67, vanishes from expat haven in Alicante: Fears grow on day six of disappearance

AN urgent appeal has been launched to find a missing 67-year-old in Alicante.

Mark Russel Ward, was last seen on Saturday, February 1, in the area of San Fulgencio.

The town is situated in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province, which is hugely popular among the British expat community.

He is described as being slim and measuring 5ft tall, with blue eyes and is completely bald.

A missing persons poster has been issued by the Spanish database SOS Desaparecidos.

Anyone with information is urged to call either +34 649 952 957 or +34 644 712 806.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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