Police have appealed to the public for help in finding a 60-year-old man who went missing while picking mushrooms in Cedar Valley on Thursday. Aircraft and sniffer dogs joined the search on Friday.
Akkan Coșkun, a Turkish Cypriot, disappeared in the Konizi area of the valley. Police were alerted at around 2.30pm on Thursday.
He is described as heavily built and about 1.84 metres tall, with short white hair and a thick white beard. When he went missing, he was wearing a white T-shirt, a thick purple, black and white checked shirt, light-coloured jeans and ankle boots.
Anyone with information that could help find him is asked to contact Kampos police station on 22820956, their nearest police station or the Citizen’s Line on 1460.
About 30 people from Kampos police station, Civil Defence, the Department of Forests and volunteer groups, including ETEA, took part in Thursday’s search. They used thermal cameras and a drone, but the rough terrain made the work difficult. Aircraft began operating at first light on Friday, and sniffer dogs are helping with the search.
