Search for missing Halifax man Martin Rhodes will continue a year on from his disappearance

Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team said they are very mindful of the fact that a year has now elapsed since Mr Rhodes was last seen in Wester Ross.

Mr Rhodes, 46, left his holiday accommodation in Kinlochewe on the morning of May 1, 2019 with the intention of walking in the Fisherfield Forest, often referred to as the Great Wilderness.

The area contains several of the most inaccessible Munros in Scotland and the team believes that he intended to climb at least one of those peaks before returning to his hotel.

Despite searches conducted by the team, Torridon Mountain Rescue Team, SARDA Scotland and helicopters from HM Coastguard and Police Scotland, Mr Rhodes has not yet been traced.

DMRT leader Iain Nesbitt said: “Martin’s family and friends are very much on our minds at the present time.

“I would like to assure them that we will continue to search for him when it is once again possible for us to do so.

“A search had been planned for spring this year but current social distancing restrictions mean that has had to be postponed.”