Missing Dingwall man's car found

Police searching for a missing Dingwall man has been found in a Highland hillwalking spot.

Ian Ross’ family became concerned after not being able to contact him and reported him missing to police on Tuesday, 17 September 2024.

Officers searching for him traced his car to the car park of Beinn Alligin, Torridon, on Wednesday.

Mr Ross is white, 5ft9 in height, of slim build and has wavy grey hair. It is not know what he was wearing.

Sergeant Duncan Birse, Dingwall Police Station, said:

“Mr Ross was last spoken to by family on Sunday, 8 September. He is in regular contact with his family and when they hadn’t heard from him for a week, they contacted police.

“He is a keen hill-walker, and due to the fact of where his car was found, we have experienced officers along with colleagues from local mountain mountain rescue teams searching Beinn Alligin and the nearby areas in an effort to trace him.

“We’d ask that anyone who may have seen Mr Ross since Sunday, 8 September, or his grey Dacia Duster car to get in touch.

“Information can be passed to officers via 101. Pleased quote incident number 2381 of Tuesday, 17 September 2024 when calling.”