THE daughter of a lacking Brit pensioner says she is “beside herself with fear” after he vanished throughout a Costa del Sol vacation.
Clifford Wildgoose, 76, was final seen on Saturday within the upmarket resort of Puerto Banus close to Marbella.
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His final recognized sighting was at Patrick’s nineteenth Gap Bar at round 2am yesterday.
Clifford was resulting from catch a flight to Manchester with a good friend who had joined him on vacation.
However fearful daughter Melanie Corridor mentioned there was no signal of him at Malaga Airport.
His household is rising more and more concerned for his safety.
She mentioned: “We’re all extraordinarily fearful. I used to be going to journey to Spain this morning however we’ve been suggested to hold on for the second.
“The gate has simply closed for the flight he was resulting from board to get again residence and his buddies are on the airport and there’s no signal of him they usually’ve had no contact with him.”
Melanie added {that a} transaction had gone by on his card for £7 at a grocery store about 5 minutes from the place he had final been seen.
“For the time being we don’t know if it’s my dad making these purchases or somebody who’s acquired maintain of his pockets and one thing dangerous’s occurred to him,” she mentioned.
“The good friend my dad was with mentioned he simply vanished, that he was stood on the bar one minute and gone the subsequent.
“He’s not that regular on his ft as a result of he’s had a knee alternative and he was having another health points.”
Clifford is initially from Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside, Larger Manchester, however now lives in Whitby.
He had solely flown to Spain for the weekend.
Melanie, one of many pensioner’s 5 daughters, added that had left his telephone and passport in his good friend’s condo in La Cala de Mijas.
However he would not know the flat’s deal with has he’d by no means been earlier than, she added.
“Everybody loves my dad,” Melanie mentioned.
“He’s a chatty, pleasant variety man and really well-known in Marsden close to Huddersfield the place all his buddies dwell and he used to dwell.
“He’s very well-travelled. He’s been a businessman all his life.
“Yorkshire Police have been actually useful and I do know his good friend has spoken to Spanish police.
“He’s informed them in regards to the transactions on the cardboard they usually say they’re coping with it. I’ve tried ringing the hospitals.”
Clifford’s disappearance was initially flagged by his household on social media.
Melanie had posted that her father “wasn’t feeling properly” when he vanished.
She wrote: “Missing person final seen at Patrick’s nineteenth Gap Bar in Puerto Banus. He’s 76 from the UK and he’s referred to as Clifford Wildgoose.
“Household are extraordinarily fearful and police have been knowledgeable. Any info please message.”
And in a subsequent message, she mentioned: “He’s resulting from fly residence tomorrow.
“He has no telephone and no-one has seen or heard from him. Household are fearful sick. Please contact if any information.”
One well-wisher replied: “Melanie, my ideas are with you. Shared. Praying he turns up.”
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