Police Appeal

Have you seen missing 35-year-old Robert Rees-Hughes from Easingwold?

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Police Appeal

Updated appeal 11.50am Wednesday 03 Decemeber 2025

Officers who are searching for a man who went missing five days ago have released two new CCTV images.

Robert Rees-Hughes, was last seen around 3.10pm on Saturday (29 November) in Easingwold.These CCTV stills are from Crabmill Lane.

Robert is described as white, 5ft 3in tall, medium build, and dark brown short receding hair. He has an injury (described as a gash) to the top of his head. He was last seen wearing a dark waterproof jacket, grey chino jeans, and walking boots.

Extensive resource is being used to assist with the searches for Robert which includes the use of police drones and specialist police search officers.

Inspector Michael Smith from North Yorkshire Police said: “The stills released today shows Robert walking along Crabmill Lane in Easingwold on Saturday, which is the last confirmed sighting of him.

“We continue to carry out a range of enquiries and search activity to locate Robert, who remains a missing person. As time goes on, we’re increasingly concerned for his welfare, particularly now the weather has turned and temperatures drop to freezing at night.

“I would urge anyone who has seen Robert to contact us with any information.”

If you believe that you have seen Robert or have any information that could assist us, please call North Yorkshire Police on 101. If you know his immediate whereabouts, please call 999.

Please quote reference number 12250225146 when providing any information.

Original appeal

Our officers are currently searching for 35-year-old Robert Rees-Hughes, who was last seen around 3.10pm yesterday (29 November) in Easingwold.

We’re growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. Extensive enquiries are ongoing to locate Robert and as part of our enquiries, we are asking for anyone who may have seen him, or who has information about his whereabouts, to contact us immediately.

Robert is described as white, 5ft 3in tall, medium build, and dark brown short receding hair. He has an injury (described as a gash) to the top of his head. He was last seen wearing dark waterproof jacket, grey chino jeans, and walking boots.

We believe he could be in the Easingwold or Harrogate area.

If you see this missing person, please call 999. If you have any other information that could help us find them, please call us on 101 and select option 1 to speak to our control room.

Please quote 12250225146 when sharing information.

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