Family confirms potential sighting was not missing Saltcoats teenager

A potential sighting of 19-year-old Jamie Cannon, who’s been missing from his home in Saltcoats for three months, has turned out to be a false alarm.

On Tuesday Clyde 1 News reported that a lorry driver had reported seeing someone matching the teenager’s description twice around the Cairnryan area of Dumfries and Galloway.

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But having reviewed CCTV footage, Jamie’s family have confirmed the sightings were not of him.

Writing on social media a spokesperson for the family said: “We are sad to say the sighting was not Jamie. Three Cameras Have Confirmed it is a lighter haired boy and he's smaller than Jamie.

“They are still waiting on one more camera image to see but with three main cameras and not being him we cannot see the fourth being him.

“Lynn And John Thank everyone who went down to look and search, also messages, calls and lovely comments and posts to them regarding this.

“I would appreciate that no one contacts any family members regarding this, it’s been a hard few days waiting to find out if they were getting their son home at last and are gutted it's not him.

“Please Keep Sharing Jamie's posts it’s much appreciated by everyone.”

READ MORE: Jamie Cannon family appeal for search help 2 months after teenager went missing

In a statement Chief Inspector Alan Paterson told West FM News: “We remain committed to searching for Jamie and are using all specialist resources available to us. We are extremely grateful to the local community who continue to help us locate him.

“Officers have received a number of calls regarding Jamie since he was reported missing and all information received is investigated fully.

“Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 1623 of 22 May."

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