Water based searches begin for missing Gloucestershire teen
16-year-old Athrun was reported missing in Llandudno on Saturday afternoon
Last updated 12th May 2025
Searches are continuing for 16-year-old Gloucestershire teen Athrun, who was reported missing in Llandudno on Saturday afternoon.
Officers from North Wales Police, including search and drone team officers, along with the Northwest Joint Underwater Search Unit and the Coastguard, have resumed their search in and around the West Shore area where Athrun was last seen at approximately 2pm on Saturday.
Athrun is from South Gloucestershire and was on holiday in Llandudno. He is described as having short dark hair and is approximately 6ft tall and of slim build. He was last seen wearing blue and white patterned swim shorts and he walks with an unusual gait.
Chief Inspector Trystan Bevan of North Wales Police said: “Significant areas of Llandudno have already been searched. Our focus today is water-based searches with colleagues from the Joint Underwater Search Team and the Coastguard.
“We continue to appeal to anybody who may have been in the West Shore area of Llandudno on Saturday afternoon.
“We’re particularly keen on speaking to anybody who may have taken photographs – this may have been a selfie or family photographs - where they may have captured Athrun and his family in the background. I would appeal to them to contact us as soon as possible. We’re also asking anybody who may have been travelling along West Shore on Saturday afternoon and who may have dash cam footage to please get in touch.
“We’d like to thank all those who have already made contact to assist with our ongoing investigation and all those who have offered their assistance with the searches. We would like to ask the public to refrain from attending the area to allow our specialist resources to continue with the search efforts.
“We continue to urge anybody who may have information to contact us immediately.”
Anybody with information is asked to contact North Wales Police via the live chat facility on the website or by calling 101, quoting incident number C067064.