Durham Police are asking for help to locate Michael Byrne.
He was last seen on Third Street in Crookhall, near Consett at around 11.30am today (Saturday).
The 53-year-old is 5ft 8in tall and of slim build, with short wavy hair.
He was wearing a red fleece jacket with black trousers.
Anybody who thinks they might have seen Michael or has information on his possible whereabouts are asked to call Durham Police on 101 with information.
The appeal to help find him was made on the Durham Police Twitter account @DurhamPolice this evening in an 11:20pm post.
According to the Missing People charity, somebody is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK, equating to a total of 170,000 people.
Of that number, almost 98,000 are adults and more than 70,000 are children.
The charity also states that 75 per cent of adults are found within the first 24 hours of being reported missing and 85 per cent are found within two days, while five per cent are not found in the first week.
For children, the respective figures are 80 per cent, 90 per cent and two per cent.
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