Missing sister - help me find her car?

[D_G]

I can only add my hope for her safe return and best wishes to you and your family.

[Register1]

Best wishes

[Seventy]

Hi OP, I was thinking about you this morning. Any updates?

[TREMAiNE]

Any update, OP?

[croyde]

Sadly if you put the lady's name into Google it seems she is still missing

[Origin Unknown]

Don't have anything useful to add other than my thoughts are with you and yours at this difficult time, Skwdenyer.

[dukeboy749r]

Origin Unknown said:

Don't have anything useful to add other than my thoughts are with you and yours at this difficult time, Skwdenyer.

Indeed - just adding my support.

I sincerely hope this all turns out well for all involved. Especially, of course, your sister, her family, your family.

[gavsdavs]

Sincerely hope she is found safe and well.
Fingers crossed.

[skwdenyer]

Thank you all. I’m now on site in Scotland. Police Scotland have been excellent - huge response. Big shout out to them, mountain rescue, fire service, etc. Loch shore has been walked, boat has been out, helicopter, drone, quads & trail bikes, people on foot, etc.

She’s presumed to have arrived at Loch Doon 16:00-17:00 on Friday. Car was found 24 hours later. She’s not a major hiker. West side of Loch Doon, near the old castle car park.

What we need now is dashcam footage / sightings / anything to give a steer. There are often lots of tourists. Lots of wild camping, late night campfire parties, and no doubt other people doing all sorts…

We need to try to fill in the blanks. A large area has been searched but it is needle in the haystack stuff.

If anyone’s in the Retroste community please share - that’s Scotland IIRC. Maybe someone went for a drive on Friday evening - it is a beautiful spot.

We have a confidential non-police email set up - [e-mail] - for anyone who doesn’t want to call the Police.

Thank you for all the thoughts. Back off to the Loch now with posters & walking shoes…

[gotoPzero]

Very best from us, I hope your sister is found soon.

As a side point, have the cops checked for any foot pax on the Arran ferry? Could easily walk it from Doon to the docks overnight.

[Randy Winkman]

Best wishes to you and your whole family Skwdenyer.

[andymc]

best wishes

[Skyedriver]

Is there reason to believe she's still in that area or could she have moved on?
I'm in Oban, about two hours or so north of Ayr, keeping an eye out for her but the place is crammed with tourists. Guess Ayr/Largs area is too.

[cuprabob]

I pop into Ayr most days therefore I'll keep a lookout and ask my friends to do the same.

[Byker28i]

skwdenyer said:

Thank you all. I’m now on site in Scotland. Police Scotland have been excellent - huge response. Big shout out to them, mountain rescue, fire service, etc. Loch shore has been walked, boat has been out, helicopter, drone, quads & trail bikes, people on foot, etc.

She’s presumed to have arrived at Loch Doon 16:00-17:00 on Friday. Car was found 24 hours later. She’s not a major hiker. West side of Loch Doon, near the old castle car park.

What we need now is dashcam footage / sightings / anything to give a steer. There are often lots of tourists. Lots of wild camping, late night campfire parties, and no doubt other people doing all sorts…

We need to try to fill in the blanks. A large area has been searched but it is needle in the haystack stuff.

If anyone’s in the Retroste community please share - that’s Scotland IIRC. Maybe someone went for a drive on Friday evening - it is a beautiful spot.

We have a confidential non-police email set up - [e-mail] - for anyone who doesn’t want to call the Police.

Thank you for all the thoughts. Back off to the Loch now with posters & walking shoes…

Just to udate what the police have added.

Chief Inspector Alison Wilson said: “Mary has not been reported missing before and concerns are growing for her welfare.“I am asking anyone who has seen Mary or might know where she is to get in touch. If Mary hears about this appeal then I would encourage her to contact us or her family so we know she is safe and well.“We believe that Mary drove past the Roundhouse Café at the north end of the loch and south past Loch Doon Castle.

"I would ask anyone who was in the area in recent days to check their dashcam. Likewise, anyone walking in the area and who may have seen Mary should make contact with us.”Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference number 2648 of 17 June 2023.

Here's hoping for a haoy outcome and she's found soon

[skwdenyer]

Skyedriver said:

Is there reason to believe she's still in that area or could she have moved on?
I'm in Oban, about two hours or so north of Ayr, keeping an eye out for her but the place is crammed with tourists. Guess Ayr/Largs area is too.

Her car was left. She'd be on foot. Hard to see how she'd have done that - but not impossible, of course.

[skwdenyer]

105.4 said:

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you and your family Skwdenyer.

Unfortunately I’m a couple of hundred miles south, so there’s not much else that I can do other than offer best wishes.

A thought for you: how do we contact delivery driver networks? They drive up and down roads - even Loch Doon - all the time. Maybe they routinely carry dashcams? I know you're involved in 1 or more networks - how should I proceed to get the word out there?

[Digger]

Could you ask the police that question & see if it is within their remit? Also local councils CCTV?

[Jonmx]

Any childhood haunts in that area, or places that might have meaning to her? Plod will have done a property search of her home address, but if you have access to it and can check any Google searches on home computer etc that might give an indication of where she was headed it helps. Her office computer may well have some Google searches as well; I'd imagine from her job she spent a lot of time at work and on the computer.
My thoughts are with you OP. It must be horrendous for you and your family. Keep an eye on yourself and those around you as well as keeping your efforts on finding her.

[sinbaddio]

I have nothing more to offer, other than I have everything crossed that this has the best possible outcome.