Missing Gosport man, 65, found hours after police issue appeal to find him

Trevor Smithers, 65, disappeared this afternoon (January 2) after stepping out of his house.

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary urged people to call 999 if they saw him, widely circulating a missing person’s appeal.

Mr Smithers has since been found. A police statement shared on social media said: “Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal to help locate Trevor, who had been reported missing in Gosport.

“We are pleased to say that officers have now found him.”