23/09/2013

Gardaí Appeal For Missing 80-Year-Old Man

Gardaí in Co Galway have appealed for help in tracing an 80-year-old man who has been missing from a nursing home since Sunday evening.

Frank Helly has been missing from the home on Church Road since 19:00 on Sunday evening.

When last seen he was wearing a blue shirt and yellow tie, a maroon jumper and khaki trousers. He is described as being 6'1" tall.

They have appealed to landowners in the area to search their properties and have asked taxi drivers or other motorists who may have given Mr Helly a lift to contact Salthill Garda Station on 091-521333.

(MH/CD)

Related Irish News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

22 July 2016
Two Missing People Found 'Safe And Well'
Two missing people, a 15-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man, have both been found "safe and well". Cian Cleary, 15, who had been missing from Bray since Wednesday, 13 July, has been found. No further information has been released, however gardaí thanked the public for their help.
19 December 2011
Call For Assistance To Families On Missing
Ireland's law reform body has called for the plan to see the families of missing people to receive financial help with paying their bills. The Law Reform Commission (LRC) on Monday published its Consultation Paper on Civil Law Aspects of Missing Persons making 18 detailed provisional recommendations for reform of the law.
14 April 2015
Missing Man Found 'Safe And Well'
A missing 24-year-old man has been found "safe and well". Alex Sherwin had been reported missing on Sunday, with garda issuing a public appeal for assistance. No information on Mr Sherwin's whereabouts have been released, but garda said the investigation had now ended. They thanked the public for their help.
19 March 2015
Appeal Issued For Missing Tipperary Man
Gardaí have appealed for help in tracing missing Tipperary man John Esmonde. The 38-year-old has been missing since around 22:00 on Wednesday 11 March. When last seen he was wearing a dark jacket, blue denim trousers and a black woollen hat. He is believed to have been carrying a brown shopping bag.
20 February 2015
Appeal Issued For Co Mayo Man Missing Since Rag Week
Gardaí are appealing for help in tracing 25-year-old Jason McNulty. Mr McNulty, from Swinford, Co Mayo, has not been seen since he left the Connacht Hotel in Renmore to travel to Galway for Rag Week. He is described as approximately 6-feet-tall, with dark hair and green eyes.