Mystery as British father, 65, goes lacking in Thailand
- David spent a week in Bangkok before travelling to a resort and disappearing
- The family is urging anyone with information to contact Police Scotland
A British father has disappeared in Thailand during a solo trip planned to celebrate his retirement.
David Goldthorpe, 65, from Edinburgh, was expected to return home on Sunday but never boarded his flight from Phuket to Doha, Thai police confirmed.
Relatives described receiving ‘some odd messages and then silence’ before David vanished in appeals for information on Facebook.
They say David had flown out on April 12 and stayed at a hotel in Bangkok for a week before travelling to a popular resort, before losing contact last Wednesday around 3.30am.
‘It is not normal for him to not contact his daughter, Hayley,’ daughter-in-law Kate Goldsmith told the Daily Record, urging anyone with information to contact Police Scotland or the British embassy in Thailand.
David was staying in Phuket, Thailand before disappearing on Wednesday, May 1
‘After some odd messages and then silence, we haven’t heard from our uncle for five days,’ another relative posted on Facebook.
‘He has been on holiday in Thailand but police confirmed he never made his flight home. Please share as we are incredibly worried about him.’
The family has continued to support police efforts to find David, sharing his photo in Thailand-based expat groups.
Kate described her father-in-law as 5ft 8′ tall, aged 65-years-old.
‘He is single and had recently retired so just wanted a holiday,’ she said.
‘He was booked on a flight to Doha on Sunday morning but police confirmed he was unfortunately not on that.’
David was expected to catch a connecting flight from Doha to Edinburgh on May 5.
Photos circulated by the family showed a Caucasian male with short grey hair.
Police confirmed David did not get on the flight to Doha from Phuket on May 5
File photo. Patong Beach, the most popular tourist destination in Phuket
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: ‘Officers are making enquiries following a report of concern for a Scottish man who is understood to have travelled to Thailand.’
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said: ‘We are in contact with the family of a British man who has been reported as missing in Thailand.’
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