Fresh appeal to find missing Clackmannanshire man who set off on 104 mile bike ride

Police are making a fresh appeal to find a missing Clackmannanshire man, four weeks after he embarked on a 104 mile bike ride from Fort William to his home town of Tillicoultry.

Tony Parsons was last seen on the 29th of September at around 11.30pm at the Bridge of Orchy Hotel.

He then left the area and headed south towards Tyndrum on the A82.

A large scale search effort for the 63-year-old involving police dogs and mountain rescue teams has so fair failed to unearth any evidence of where he might be.

Inspector Jo Jollie of Callander Police Station said: “I would like to thank those members of the public who have assisted so far with our investigations to trace Tony’s whereabouts.

“Unfortunately, it has now been four weeks since Tony was last seen and we remain concerned for his welfare.

“With the assistance of specialist resources we continue to search for Tony and have spoken to a number of motorists and the local communities in Bridge of Orchy and Tyndrum.

“I would again appeal for anyone who may have seen a man matching Tony’s description or who may have seen, found or taken possession of a yellow bike along the route of the A82 on 29 September or in the days after to contact police as soon as possible.

Tony is described as being 5ft 9ins tall, of stocky build, with short greying hair, a moustache and he usually wears glasses.

He was last seen wearing a distinctive red waterproof jacket, a blue long-sleeved cycling top, a high-vis vest, fingerless gloves, beige combat trousers and walking boots.

He was also wearing a silver and grey cycling helmet, carrying a silver and blue rucksack and was riding a yellow-framed bike with black handlebars.