Major police search for Scots dad missing for 8 days as family makes desperate plea to find him

A DESPERATE family have issued a heartbreaking plea to help find a missing dad who was last seen eight days ago.

Daniel Fraser, 35, was last seen in Musselburgh in the early hours of January 7.

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Cops launched an urgent search for the dad-of-two after his disappearance.

Daniel, from the Drylaw area of Edinburgh, was seen walking by himself on High Street in the East Lothian town around 1.30am.

The last confirmed sighting of him was a short time later on Goose Green Place.

When he was last seen, he was wearing a grey, long-sleeved jumper with a white t-shirt underneath, dark-coloured jeans and black trainers with blue detailing.

Worried relatives reported him missing four days later when he hadn’t been in touch with family.

Police say an “extensive” search has been launched to find Daniel as officers say they are “concerned” about him.

Family members have urged everyone to keep an eye out for the missing dad in the hope of bringing him home.

One relative posted to the Missing People Scotland Facebook group: “Edinburgh is not the biggest of places surely someone knows something, surely someone’s seen or heard something!

“I can’t even begin to imagine how my poor auntie and uncle are feeling right now along with the rest of the family! His two little boys need their daddy home!!

“Please guys anything at all that might help lead us to Daniel is appreciated.”

Police have also urged anyone who has information about where Daniel could be to get in touch.

Inspector Craig Sandbach urged anyone who was in the area at the time Daniel disappeared to think back if they saw him.

Cops are also looking to speak with taxi drivers who were in the area and urged residents to check their sheds and outbuildings.

Inspector Sandbach said: “It is unusual for Daniel not to be in touch with anyone and we are concerned about him.

“From our enquiries, we now know the last sighting of Daniel was on his own in the Goose Green Place area of Musselburgh at around 1.35am on Sunday, 7 January, 2024.

“We have significant resources dedicated to this enquiry and we are urging the public to come forward with any information relating to his whereabouts.

“If you were in the area at the time, please think back, did you notice anyone matching his description? I’m particularly keen to speak to any taxi drivers who may have been in the area at the time.

“If anyone has seen Daniel, or has any information as to his present whereabouts, please contact police. I would also urge people who live in the area to check outbuildings and sheds.”

Anyone who may have seen him, or who has any information on his whereabouts, is urged to contact 101 quoting incident number 3723 of 11 January.