POLICE searching for a missing man are following up leads in Somerset.

Officers are keen to locate Alan, 57, who is believed to be wild camping in the Wells or Glastonbury area.

Friends have been worried since Alan left home in the Bedminster Down area of Bristol without his personal property on Saturday, January 23.

Missing man Alan, who may be in Somerset

Missing man Alan, who may be in Somerset

CCTV enquiries carried out in Wells suggest he may be carrying a rucksack and wearing a black woolly hat.

Alan is described as white, about 5ft 10ins tall and stocky, with short grey hair and a goatee beard.

Police are circulating a photo of Alan provided by one of his friends which officers believe shows the clothing he may be wearing.

If you know where Alan is now, call 999 quoting reference 5221016375.

If you have any other information about his whereabouts, call 101 and give the same reference.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: "Alan, if you see this, people care about you and are worried. Please get in touch."