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Jan 2023
Searches continue for two men missing in Harrogate district since last year
Searches continue for two men who have been missing in the Harrogate district since last year.
Gavin Dhont, Ripon, and Jesus Moreno, Leeds, have both not been seen since late 2022.
Officers at both North Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Police have reissued appeals for any sightings of both men.
Mr Moreno, who worked at a Leeds brewery, has been missing for five months after last being seen in August 2022.
The brewer was spotted on CCTV catching a 36 bus from Leeds bus station at 6.10am on Monday, August 1.
He got off the bus at Swindon Lane near Dunkeswick, just north of Harewood bridge on the A61, at 6.39am. He was then seen on CCTV near the bridge at 8.14am.
Posters were put up in Harrogate looking for missing man Jesus Moreno.
However, searches of the area carried out by West Yorkshire Police have not resulted in any findings.
A force spokesperson told the Stray Ferret that Mr Moreno’s case remains “the subject of a high risk missing person investigation”.
They added:
Anyone with information can call West Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting reference 13220422334.
Ripon man missing for more than a month
North Yorkshire Police has reiterated an appeal for any information on Gavin Dhont, who has been missing from Ripon for more than a month.
Mr Dhont was last seen in the city on Tuesday, December 6 and officers said they are extremely worried for his welfare.
Police have carried out searches for the 45-year-old, including the use of police dogs and the police drone, but with no gain.
Read more:
- Appeal for missing Leeds man who may be in Harrogate
- People urged to ‘be vigilant’ for Ripon man missing for two weeks
He is known to enjoys walks in areas including the Hell Wath, Studley Roger, Studley Royal Park and along the River Ure. He also enjoys visiting Ripon Wetlands.
North Yorkshire Police Inspector, Ed Rogerson, said:
Mr Dhont is described as of thin build with short dark brown hair.
Anyone who has seen him since he went missing or who believes they know his whereabouts is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police as a matter of urgency on 101, or call 999 in an emergency and quote either his name or reference 12220219012.
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