Neil Nortrop has been missing since June 2003. He was 32 at the time and hasn’t been seen since.
The fisherman and father-of-two left england/brixham/”>Brixham on 10 June 2003 to visit friends in Greenwich and Dartford. He called his mother the next day — then disappeared without a trace.
Neil is muscular, with cropped fair hair, blue eyes, several tattoos, and a scar under his left Eyeeye. He was known as Neil McGarthland Backback then.
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Still No Answers After Two Decades
Neil’s disappearance has left a wound that won’t heal. When his mother died in 2024, she never found out what happened to her son. The heartbreak haunted her for years – she became a recluse, never moving house, hoping Neil would one day return.
His family is desperate for closure. “We are searching for answers as to what happened to him so we can have closure,” they say. “It is now 22 years on, and it seems like yesterday. We are appealing to those who may have some answers to come forward.”
Keeping Neil’s Memory Alive
Determined to honour his mother’s memory, Neil’s family refuse to give up the search. “We still want to carry on her legacy,” they say.
Anyone with information is urged to come forward and help bring Neil home, or at least provide the answers his loved ones deserve.
