Richard Morris: Police appeal for dash cam footage following disappearance of UK ambassador

Search continues for 52-year-old missing since 6 May

Hampshire Police are urging drivers to check their dash cam footage to see if they may have passed missing British diplomat Richard Morris, who has not been seen for nearly two weeks.

The 52-year-old from Bentley was last seen on 6 May at 10.50am in Isington Road, Alton. Police searching for him are asking drivers who were on specific roads between 10am and 5pm on that day to check their dash cam footage.

The roads include Isington Road and Isington Lane in Alton, Station Road and Blacknest Road in Bentley, and The Street and Church Street in Binstead.

It is believed Mr Morris went jogging there on 6 May. Officers have been searching for him since then in locations he is known to visit while running.

Residents in the surrounding areas were also asked to help by checking sheds, outbuildings and gardens for “any signs that someone might have been sheltering there or for discarded items”.

A team of a dozen specialist police officers combed through Alice Holt forest last week to search for Mr Morris, keeping an eye out for ditches where he may have fallen and been injured.

According to Sky News, police also used dog teams, a boat, a helicopter and horses to search the forest. Alice Holt forest is part of the South Downs national park near Farnham.

Mr Morris is white with greying hair and beard, and has a distinctive port birth mark on his face. He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved top with a half zip, black shorts and blue trainers.

Mr Morris was formerly the ambassador to Nepal for four years, and is due to begin a new role as British High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji in July.

A spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement last week: “Richard is a much valued and well-liked colleague. We are extremely worried that he is missing and we all hope he will be found safe and well soon.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting the reference 44200160398.