Thank you, hopefully you remain safe and well. The case has so many issues and so many have said it just doesn’t feel right. It doesn’t help when the people you’re helping start obstructing because that definitely raises red flags. Take care, atb Bill.

Thank you Neil. Hopefully sooner or later more facts will come to light, until then I will continue searching the higher areas just in case. Bill

Thanks Bruce, your kind words are appreciated. Sadly at times the people you believe you are helping are in reality for ‘different’ reasons not wanting your help nor showing you the respect you were expecting. I was very naive when I started this searching, I didn’t realise how complex the story would become. You can only give your best and hope some good people out there will see the good intentions I had. Take care my friend, atb Bill , wonky ear Rebel, scatty brain Rogue, and still ‘barely’ going Stella 👍

Yes I have Christina, sadly a lot that is stated in the podcast is assumptions with no proof

All we can get from the family member concerned is the police have spoken to the friends and the police are happy with their statements. Yes unfit, had a bleed on the brain several years earlier, on medication, suffers from Asperger’s, had a foot with possible arthritis. Then is supposed to have gone out for a morning stroll before a days worth of rain, without hiking poles or waterproofs, on terrain that is just big, marsh and full of holes. Doesn’t add up to us. Bill

The question is simply ‘do you believe the story’ ? Because I did at first but came across so many contradictions and variations that warning flags were coming up day by day. For example; 1. What was Neil going to do for 5 days alone at the loch, taking into account his age, he’s known to wander and get lost plus he has health issues? 2. If he’s known to wander then why would anyone leave him alone for 5 days? 3. The two friends have not spoken to anyone except the police, they didn’t turn up for the Hike for Neil Meet, why? 4. Why put posters up showing someone ten years younger of age when the family had recent photographs of Neil? 5. Why say Neil is a regular mountain walker and wild camper when in reality Neil had trouble walking the 5 miles to Loch Dochard? 6. Why state the weather was bad those days when in reality the weather was warm and sunny, it only turned on the day the alarm was raised? 7. Since when have people on a five day hiking/camping break decide to leave their dry tent, walk out into torrential rain, turn back at this first sign of rain, walk uphill in this pouring rain, then conduct a search in really bad weather, walk back to their car, completing an estimated 11 miles over 4 to 5 hours, to raise the alarm BUT bypassing a farm only a mile from Loch Dochard that is clearly sign posted. Then walk by several lodges/houses, again where they could raise the alarm, to arrive at their car at Victoria Bridge Car Park, to then drive to the nearby hotel to finally raise the alarm. It just doesn’t make sense at all. Trust me there is so much more I could say but I would be writing on here for days So the only other alternative is to question the story