Police have said that the search for missing Yorkshire man Grant Cunliffe has been stood down. A third day of searches failed to find any trace of the missing man and his family have been made aware there will be no further searches at the moment.
Mr Cunliffe from North Yorkshire has been missing in the Cairngorms since Thursday 19 January 2012. Around 180 rescue personnel have been involved in the searches over the past three days. Yesterday (24 January) 65-70 rescuers took part in a first light search for Mr Cunliffe, which included representatives from Northern Constabulary, Grampian Police, Cairngorm MRT, Braemar MRT, RAF & Leuchars MRTs, SARDA dogs, Rescue One Three Seven from Lossiemouth.
The areas the search teams were concentrating on today were the hills around Corrour Bothy, Angel’s Peak, Devil’s Point and Cairn Toul and the corries around these. Mr Cunliffe, aged 49, was believed to have walked into Corrour Bothy in the Larig Ghru pass on Wednesday 18th January, intending to go hillwalking on the Thursday and Friday before returning home. He was reported overdue on Saturday 21 January.
Mr Cunliffe is described as 5ft 10ins, slim build, balding, wearing a blue waterproof jacket and black waterproof trousers, carrying a large black rucksack. Anyone who believes that they met Mr Cunliffe in the Cairngorms between Wednesday 18 January and Friday 20 January 2012 is urged to contact Aviemore Police on 01479 810222 as they may have information regarding his movements prior to his disappearance.