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Concern over missing sailor after boat washes up

News imageDevon and Cornwall Police handout David Fretwell is wearing glasses with thin metal frames. He has wispy pepper and salt hair and has a white beard and a round face. He is wearing a black top.Devon and Cornwall Police handout
Police are concerned about missing man David Fretwell

Police say they are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 75-year-old man reported missing after his boat Green Goddess was washed up in the Hayle area on Friday 6 March.

Devon and Cornwall Police said David Fretwell was believed to have travelled along the north Cornwall coast in his boat and passed Padstow and Newquay before he arrived in the St Ives area on Wednesday 4 March.

He is described as a white male, of slim build, with short grey hair and is approximately 5ft 7in (1.7m) tall.

Anyone who has spotted him or knows where he is has been asked to contact the police on 999 immediately.

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