UPDATE: Missing pensioner found

James Samain vanished on a trip to a shopping centre

Author: Rob WallerPublished 8th Mar 2025
Last updated 8th Mar 2025

A pensioner as been found after a police warning he may have travelled across Scotland by bus.

80-year-old James Samain, from Dumbarton, was last seen by his family at Braehead shopping centre around 12pm on Friday, 7th March.

Police are checking through CCTV images and believe boarded a bus heading for Edinburgh, where he once lived.

An update shared at 8.30am on Saturday confirmed James had been found safe and thanked the public for their help.

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