New image released of man missing from West Lothian for more than a month

There are serious concerns for Billy McDowell’s welfare.

A new image of a man who has been missing since the beginning of August has been released.

Concerns are growing more severe for the welfare of Billy McDowell, who was reported missing from Whitburn on Sunday, 2 August.

Friends and family knew he was at his home address in Loch Awe Way and had attended several locations in Whitburn before disappearing.

The last time he was physically seen was on July 28.

All attempts to trace him have been unsuccessful to date and his family are increasingly worried about Mr McDowell’s.

His family released the following statement since their relative went missing: "We have not seen or heard from Billy since the last week of July.

"Each day Billy is missing seems to become the worst day of our life. We are a large and loving family. We all feel incomplete without him and are aching for Billy to come home.

Police decide to issue a further image of Billy McDowell who has been missing from West Lothian for over a month in a bid to help the search for him

"Billy is the last person we think of before we go to bed at night and the first thing we think of when we wake up. Unfortunately we have no clue what has happened to him or where he is.

"Billy is a happy go lucky man who always has a smile for everyone. He has a heart of gold and would do anything for anyone if he could. He would stop to chat to anyone but he is vulnerable and some people would take advantage of that. We beg of you with all our heart to please let Billy come home. Our hearts are breaking and we can’t stop crying . We need him back with his family. Please please let him come home.

"With the help of many families, friends and strangers we have been searching for Billy tirelessly over the past four weeks. Words can’t express how grateful we are for the overwhelming prayers and support we’ve received.

"Billy, if you see this we just want you to come home or call somebody. Call the police to let them know you are safe. Wherever you are we want you to know that you are not in any kind of trouble and no one is angry or upset in any way. We are just extremely worried and just want you home.

"We want you to know that we will never stop worrying about you, we will NEVER stop looking for you, and we will NEVER stop loving you. Please contact someone or come home.

"For everyone else, if you know any information about where Billy might be, even if it seems like a small bit of information, it might be that detail that we need to find Billy and bring this nightmare to an end."

Mr McDowell has a number of health conditions which he needs to treat with a daily dose of medication.

Inspector Myles Marshall of Livingston Police Station said his disappearance is out of character and urges anyone who may have seen Mr McDowell to let police know.

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 1621 of 2 August.

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