Police have issued a renewed appeal to find high risk missing person Philip Porter.
Thee 46-year-old was last seen in the Moira area at around 2am on Thursday, December 5, with the PSNI growing increasingly concerned for his whereabouts.
Last night search and rescue teams from the Community Rescue Service were deployed in the area to try and find Philip, with searches continuing today.
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Police have said that Philip had recently referenced travelling to the Mourne Mountains and the force is now widening its appeal to the Newry, Mourne and Down area.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police are reissuing their appeal for information in relation to 46-year-old Philip Porter who was last seen in the Moira area at approximately 2am yesterday morning, Thursday 5th December."
Inspector Henderson said: “Philip has recently made reference to traveling to the Mourne Mountains so we would like to refresh this appeal to the area of Newry, Mourne and Down.
“We are asking anyone who may be in the area of the Mourne Mountains and believe they may have seen Philip or to anyone with any information on his whereabouts to contact police on 101 quoting reference 438 05/12/24.”
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