16 Oct, 2018 @ 12:03
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MISSING: Fears for elderly British expat not seen since flash floods hit inland Malaga

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TRAGIC: Roger Hanks was washed away in the floods last October

A BRITISH man is believed to be missing from Malaga.

https://www.facebook.com/OrgullososDeCoin/posts/2300353899993341

 

Roger Hanks, 73, has not been seen since flash floods wreaked havoc on Malaga and inland areas last week.

Hanks was last seen in the El Rodeo area in Coin.

He likes to cycle and had two dogs.

His home – a rustic self-made property by a bridge across the Pereila River around three miles from Coin which is a 40-minute drive north of Marbella – was washed away by last week’s floods.

Police are understood to have tried but failed to locate him via the signal from his mobile.

Fellow expat Shelley Exley added: “Apparently they’ve found his dogs safe and sound but not Roger.

“The police are trying to trace his mobile. Let’s see what this brings. The idea someone has disappeared makes me very sad.”

A post appealing for information read: “The poor man had no home and had made a shed near the Toblerone bridge. Not been seen since the flood.

“The Guardia Civil of Coin asks citizens for any information about this man.”

The Guardia Civil organised a search this morning.

More to follow…

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
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He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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