12/08/2014

Gardaí Assist UK Police Searching For Missing Irishman

Police in London are looking for 37-year-old John Dowdall, an Irishman from Co Clare, who is understood to have gone missing from a hotel, leaving medication and valuables behind.

It is understood that officers from the Metropolitan Police in London are working with gardaí from Co Clare to try and locate Mr Dowdall, who is known to have travelled to London on 31 July.

He has not been seen since Thursday 07 August.

According to reports it was staff at the hotel who contact police, after being concerned when they found Mr Dowdall's belongings in his room, including his medication for diabetes, phone, passport and wallet.

Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of Mr Dowdall are asked to contact police.

(MH/CD)

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