The family of an Edinburgh man who has been missing for over a week have issued a heartbreaking public appeal to find him.
Rufus Brickell, 22, from the Dalry area of Edinburgh, boarded a train at Glasgow Queen Street bound for Kilpatrick station just after midnight on Sunday, October 6.
He then vanished after walking south across the Erskine Bridge.
Officers are conducting door-to-door enquiries to trace Rufus and have confirmed that specialist searches are also being carried out in the Erskine Bridge area.
In a statement issued through Police Scotland , Rufus’s family said: “Rufus has been missing for over a week now and we're completely shocked by his disappearance. We're so worried and desperate to know where he is.
“If Rufus sees this, we don’t want him to be concerned about being in any trouble. We just want him to know how much we love him and miss him and that we desperately want him home safe and well.
“We would ask that if anyone has seen Rufus since early Sunday morning, or saw him on the train he took to Kilpatrick station or walking over the Erskine Bridge, to please phone the police and give them any information you have.
“We're extremely grateful to the police and those who have supported their enquiries in their efforts to trace Rufus. We would also like to thank everyone who has shared the social media appeals.”
The police release added: "Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting reference 1477 of Sunday 6 October."
