OFFICERS searching for a missing man from Verwood are appealing for the public’s help in trying to find him.

Sam Buckley, who is 19 years old, was last seen in his car – a black Vauxhall Corsa with the registration GJ07 YUW – in Potterne Park at around 3pm on Tuesday, November 10. He was reported missing around half an hour later as he seemed very upset.

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Chief Inspector Steve Yeoman, of Dorset Police, said: “We are very concerned for Sam’s welfare and need to find him urgently.

“We want to ensure that he does not come to any harm and officers are searching the area.

“I am hoping somebody might have seen Sam or his car since he went missing and can help us locate him.”

Sam is white, five feet eleven inches tall and of medium build. He has dyed yellow hair and blue eyes.

He is wearing a blue and white hooded top, black jogging bottoms, a blue and red jacket and black and white canvas shoes.

Anyone with information or knowledge as to Sam’s whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 10:560.