Missing hillwalker traced safe and well in Wester Ross

Police Scotland can confirm that 27-year-old hillwalker Jerome Richmond, who was reported missing from the Wester Ross area, has been traced safe and well.

Published 9th May 2016

UPDATE: Police Scotland can confirm that 27-year-old hillwalker Jerome Richmond, who was reported missing from the Wester Ross area, has been traced safe and well.


Police are appealing for your help to trace a 27 year-old man who is believed to be hillwalking in the Wester Ross area.

Jerome Richmond, who is originally from Middlesbrough, England, was last seen boarding a bus from Edinburgh to Inverness on Thursday April 28, 2016.

It is understood that he intended to walk from the Ben Wyvis area to Ullapool, however there has been no contact or sight of him since.

He is described as white, approximately 5ft 10, of a slim build, has shoulder length black hair and a black beard. When last seen he was wearing a black windproof jacket, black hillwalking trousers and brown boots. He may be wearing a yellow T-shirt, a rucksack which is black and grey in colour, and may have a tent wrapped in a red cover. Anyone in the area - in particular hillwalkers - who have seen or been in contact with Jerome, or anyone who has seen a male matching his description, is asked to contact Police on 101.