AN urgent hunt is on to find a missing paraglider who was last seen 19 hours ago.
Matthew Thornton, 34, has vanished close to the tourist hotspot Grasmere, in the Lake District, after setting off from a fell with a green smiley-faced wing.
Matthew Thornton hasn’t been seen for 19 hours
Cumbria PoliceMatthew’s distinctive paraglider[/caption]
Matthew, originally from Oxfordshire, was set to paraglide as far back to Grasmere as he could on Tuesday lunchtime.
But no one has heard from him since around 12.30pm after letting family and friends known he was attempting the fly.
He was last seen wearing black shorts and a pale blue top.
Cops have also released an image of his turquoise paraglider which has a bright pink smiley face wearing sunglasses on it.
Cumbria Police said: “Officers are keen to hear from anyone who suspects they may have seen Matthew since 12.30pm or anyone else who may have information which could assist.”
If anyone has any information you can report it online quoting incident number 177 of October 29 2024, or by calling 101.
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