Update:
Officers searching for a man reported missing from East Dorset are pleased to confirm he has been found.
Nicholas Grover was reported missing having last been seen in Ferndown at 10.53am on Thursday 21 November 2024.
Following enquiries and searches by officers, he has been found.
We would like to thank everyone who shared our appeal.
Officers are renewing their appeal for information from the public as searches continue for a missing man from East Dorset.
Dorset Police received a report on Thursday, 21 November 2024, raising concern for the welfare of Nicholas Grover, aged 76.
The last confirmed sighting of Nicholas was outside the post office in Victoria Road in Ferndown at 10.53am.
It is believed he then continued walking south along Victoria Road before he turned into one of the alleyways where he has not been seen or heard from since.
Nicholas is described as six feet tall, of slim build with short grey hair and he is clean-shaven.
He is wearing a blue cap, short green coat, black trousers and brown boots, and he is carrying a backpack.
Inspector Ben Dawes, of Dorset Police, said: “We are continuing our enquiries to try and locate Nicholas but we have still not been able to establish his whereabouts.
“Due to the adverse weather conditions in the area at the time of his last reported sighting, we are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare and I would urge anyone with information regarding his whereabouts or who has seen a man matching the description given to please get in touch.
“I would also urge residents or motorists in the area to please review their home CCTV cameras or dashcams to see if they have captured any footage of Nicholas so we can continue to trace his whereabouts.
“Furthermore, I would also ask residents and business owners in the area to check their hedges, sheds, outbuildings and garages to see if he may have taken shelter there.”
Anyone with information or knowledge as to Richard’s whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 21:397.
