Searches are continuing for missing 45-year-old Gary Patterson who was last spotted in Larne more than three months ago.
Specialist search and rescue teams were joined by Gary’s family, friends, and volunteers for a round of searches in the small seaside town on Sunday morning.
Search and rescue teams searched the Inver River and several wooded areas shortly after 10am.
Mr Patterson was last seen on October 12th leaving his home on Priory Gardens, before making his way to an ATM on the Larne Main Street where he withdrew £100.
Searches continue for missing man last seen in Larne in October
Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph during searches on Sunday, Gary’s brother Simon said “We are going through the town and the wooded tracks here today, we have about 40 or so volunteers with us, made up of family and friends.
“They are scattered across the town. We have been in and around the housing estates and even went door to door, handing out flyers.
“If anyone has seen anything please get in contact with us.”
Family and friends of Gary Patterson search Larne three months on from his disappearance on January 19th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
Community rescue teams deployed drones and river search teams as they continued to search the town long into the afternoon.
Kerry Whitehouse who was conducting searches with the CRS said: “We are down today with 40 to 50 volunteers, this is our third week searching here in Larne; we have been down every day.
“We have specialist teams in the rivers and a drone team is currently working down in the harbour, the terrain has been very difficult, there are a lot of steep banks and wooded areas that need to be searched.
“We need to make sure that Gary is not here in Larne, once we are sure; the search will begin to slowly expand to other areas.”
The Patterson family have asked anyone who can assist them to make contact on Facebook: Lets Find Gary