THE daughter of a missing Brit pensioner says she is “beside herself with worry” after he vanished during a Costa del Sol holiday.
Clifford Wildgoose, 76, was last seen on Saturday in the upmarket resort of Puerto Banus near Marbella.
Fears are growing for a British grandfather who has vanished from a Marbella resortSolarpix
SolarpixHe was last seen at Patrick’s 19th Hole Bar over the weekend[/caption]
SolarpixHe had been due to catch a flight to Manchester[/caption]
His last known sighting was at Patrick’s 19th Hole Bar at around 2am yesterday.
Clifford was due to catch a flight to Manchester with a friend who had joined him on holiday.
But worried daughter Melanie Hall said there was no sign of him at Malaga Airport.
His family is growing increasingly concerned for his safety.
She said: “We’re all extremely worried. I was going to travel to Spain this morning but we’ve been advised to hang on for the moment.
“The gate has just closed for the flight he was due to board to get back home and his friends are at the airport and there’s no sign of him and they’ve had no contact with him.”
Melanie added that a transaction had gone through on his card for £7 at a supermarket about five minutes from where he had last been seen.
“At the moment we don’t know if it’s my dad making those purchases or someone who’s got hold of his wallet and something bad’s happened to him,” she said.
“The friend my dad was with said he just vanished, that he was stood at the bar one minute and gone the next.
“He’s not that steady on his feet because he’s had a knee replacement and he was having some other health issues.”
Clifford is originally from Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside, Greater Manchester, but now lives in Whitby.
He had only flown to Spain for the weekend.
Melanie, one of the pensioner’s five daughters, added that had left his phone and passport in his friend’s apartment in La Cala de Mijas.
But he wouldn’t know the flat’s address has he’d never been before, she added.
“Everyone loves my dad,” Melanie said.
“He’s a chatty, friendly kind man and very well-known in Marsden near Huddersfield where all his friends live and he used to live.
“He’s very well-travelled. He’s been a businessman all his life.
“Yorkshire Police have been really helpful and I know his friend has spoken to Spanish police.
“He’s told them about the transactions on the card and they say they’re dealing with it. I’ve tried ringing the hospitals.”
Clifford’s disappearance was initially flagged by his family on social media.
Melanie had posted that her father “wasn’t feeling well” when he vanished.
She wrote: “Missing person last seen at Patrick’s 19th Hole Bar in Puerto Banus. He’s 76 from the UK and he’s called Clifford Wildgoose.
“Family are extremely worried and police have been informed. Any information please message.”
And in a subsequent message, she said: “He’s due to fly home tomorrow.
“He has no phone and no-one has seen or heard from him. Family are worried sick. Please contact if any info.”
One well-wisher replied: “Melanie, my thoughts are with you. Shared. Praying he turns up.”
Clifford’s disappearance was initially flagged by his family on social mediaSolarpix
SolarpixHe had only flown to Spain for the weekend[/caption]