- Sam Kennedy had been visiting the town of Krakow however did not get on flight dwelling
- Involved household raised the alarm as he had not been in contact with them
- Disappearance has echoes of case of Jay Slater, who’s lacking on Tenerife
Fears are rising for a younger Scots vacationer who disappeared with out hint whereas on a visit to Poland.
Sam Kennedy, 20, was as a result of return to the UK from Krakow final week however didn’t board the flight dwelling and has made no contact with family members since.
His anxious household have now issued a determined plea for individuals to get in contact with them with any info which might assist discover him.
It’s understood Police Scotland has been liaising with Polish authorities and Interpol over the case whereas the International Workplace yesterday confirmed it was supporting the household. Mr Kennedy, from Glasgow, has been lacking since final Thursday, and his sister Robyn Kennedy has taken to social media within the hope that somebody will be capable to put her again in contact with him.
Within the submit, during which she included an image to assist individuals determine Mr Kennedy, she mentioned: ‘That is my brother Sam, he was speculated to have returned dwelling from Poland (Krakow) on Thursday evening however me and my household haven’t heard from him.
Sam Kennedy was as a result of return from Krakow final week however didn’t get on his flight
Town of Krakow if one Poland’s largest metropolis’s and is a well-liked vacation spot for British holidaymakers
‘If anybody is aware of any info that might assist us discover him, please tell us and please share this submit so we will attain as many individuals as potential.’
Inside hours virtually 2,000 individuals had responded to her plea, sharing the Fb submit. Others vowed that they might move on information of the attraction to family members in Poland to assist increase consciousness there.
Final evening a spokesman for the International Workplace mentioned: ‘We’re supporting the household of a British nationwide lacking in Poland.’
Krakow is without doubt one of the largest cities in Poland, and is dwelling to greater than 800,000 individuals.
A well-liked vacation spot for British holidaymakers, it’s thought-about one in every of Europe’s most lovely cities because of its well-preserved historic buildings.
The attraction from Mr Kennedy’s family members comes after police in Tenerife stopped trying to find lacking British vacationer Jay Slater.
Since mid-June the Spanish island had been on the centre of one in every of Europe’s largest lacking individuals investigations following the 19-year-old’s disappearance.
Mr Slater was final heard from when he referred to as a buddy to say he was misplaced within the mountains. He then vanished with none hint.
Helicopter crews, specifically educated search canine and drones have been deployed to no avail.
The apprentice bricklayer, from close to Blackburn in Lancashire, had been attending a music competition on the island and bought right into a automobile with two British males within the early hours of June 17.
He went to an Airbnb within the distant village of Masca, about 40 minutes drive away, and left that morning and headed into the mountains hoping to catch a bus or get a taxi.
Mr Slater made his closing name at about 8.30am British time during which he instructed his buddy that he was misplaced, wanted water and had just one per cent cost left on his telephone.
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