Police appeal after sailor goes missing

A picture of the missing person called Guy. He is wearing a chequered shirt with black glasses and brown hair.Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police
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Mr Nelson was pictured in St Dominick in Cornwall on 5 September

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Police have launched an appeal for a sailor who has not been seen for three weeks.

Devon and Cornwall Police said Guy Nelson, 57, was last known to be in or around the Drake's Island area near Plymouth on 8 September.

Mr Nelson, from Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, set sail from Plymouth in a boat called Swallow and was thought to be heading along the coast, but has not been heard from since.

Officers described him as a white male, 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build, with short curly brown hair and brown eyes.

A picture of Guy's boat in the sea. It is a large white boat with a blue sign saying 'Swallow' on the side of it.Image source, Devon and Cornwall Police
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Mr Nelson sailed in a Trident-24 yacht called Swallow, police said

He has no known links to Devon and Cornwall other than sailing in the area.

Mr Nelson was pictured in St Dominick, Cornwall on 5 September.

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