Missing Scots bike owner ‘could have eaten lethal mushrooms’
- Mystery deepens over destiny of Dundee adventurer final heard from in France
- Brother retraces lacking man’s journey after cryptic remaining message to household
A Scots bike owner lacking in France could have eaten a ‘potentially lethal’ mushroom whereas foraging for meals.
Steven Harper, who earlier had his bike and financial institution card stolen, has not made contact with family and friends since November 23.
He was making an attempt to cycle from Dundee to India and his final recognized location was close to the French border with Monaco, the place his brother Dale believes he spent the night time on a hill.
Steven Harper was making an attempt to cycle from Dundee to India when he went lacking close to Monaco
In a social media publish entitled ‘Please help me find my little brother’, Mr Harper, from Dundee, wrote: ‘From what we know so far, Steven had his bike and bank card stolen along with his passport in early November.
‘His last message on November 23 said he had ingested a potentially lethal mushroom while foraging for food and we have not heard from him since. This has only come to my attention in the last 24 hours and I’ve been too distraught to put in writing this.’
Mr Harper has travelled to the French metropolis of Nice in an effort to attempt to hint his brother.
Steven, 38, posted a sequence of picturesque images on social media earlier than he disappeared.
He additionally uploaded movies of him by a campfire and having fun with some fruit he had foraged. In one of many movies, he holds an apple and says: ‘It’s essentially the most scrumptious apple I’ve had in my total life.’
His final publish was ‘geotagged’ to a hilltop overlooking Roquebrune-Cap-Martin between Monaco and the city of Menton on the French Riviera.
Steven Harper could have eaten ‘deadly’ mushrooms just like the Death Cap
Mr Harper, 40, who has not seen his brother since he left Dundee in 2022, mentioned Steven’s sister-in-law raised the alarm when she obtained a message saying he felt unwell after he boiled and ate mushrooms he had discovered.
He instructed the BBC: ‘Steven said he had been throwing up but he felt better. But it was radio silence from then. He had almost everything taken from him in Nice. It’s commonplace to not see Steven for lengthy intervals, however he had an itinerary and provides fairly common updates on his actions.’
It is believed he nonetheless had a sleeping bag and some different private objects with him.
Mr Harper mentioned the police in France, Italy and Monaco had been now concerned. The brothers’ mom, Angela Bear, posted a Facebook attraction on Missing
People Scotland in an effort to hint her son.
The Foreign Office mentioned final night time: ‘We are supporting the family of a British man and are in contact with the local authorities.’
