Renewed appeal to trace Alec Murdoch, 71, missing from North Berwick

Officers are continuing enquiries to trace 71-year-old Alec Murdoch, missing from North Berwick.

It’s been just over a week since Alec was last seen by his family. The last confirmed sighting of him was around 10pm on Thursday, 22nd June, 2023. He was reported missing to police on Friday, 23 June, 2023.

Alec is white, around 5ft 8 inches tall, with a slim to medium build. He has grey/white hair and normally wears wire-framed glasses.

When he was last seen, he was wearing navy shorts, a navy or dark red t-shirt, closed-toe beige sandals and possibly wearing a beige jacket.

Extensive enquiries and searches have been carried out and officers are continuing to gather and review CCTV footage from in and around North Berwick for any additional information it could provide.

Officers will also be circulating posters in the North Berwick area for the attention of members of the public and any visitors to North Berwick over the coming days.

Inspector Dougie Wardell said: “Alec is very family orientated and his wife and three children are understandably deeply distressed at his disappearance. It is really out of character for him not to be in touch with them or any of his friends. 

“I would appeal to anyone who may have seen Alec to get in touch. Perhaps you were visiting north Berwick last weekend and you saw him and thought nothing of it. If you did see him, or you have any information about Alec, no matter how insignificant it may seem, please pass it on and let us decide its relevance. Your information could assist us in locating Alec.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 2037 of Friday 23 June, 2023.