Search continues for missing brother after 30 years

Trevor O'Donnell stands in a beige jacket in woodland in front of a large treeImage source, Handout
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Trevor went missing in 1994

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On the 30th anniversary of a young man going missing from Canterbury his family say just to know he is safe would be a "wonderful outcome".

Amid a renewed appeal, his family say any information could be significant.

Trevor O'Donnell was 23 when he vanished on 29 March 1994.

His brother, Kevin O'Donnell, said: "We will continually try and find ways to advertise the fact that Trevor is missing, to look for anything that we might have missed."

He added: "If Trevor is out there, if he sees this, we would love if he would just get in touch."

Mr O'Donnell said his brother was "always there, and not there, in his thoughts".

He said birthdays and Christmases were "not the same without him" and that after 30 years it didn't get easier.

"In some ways, memories fade a little bit, but he's always here [in my heart]," he added.

Mr O'Donnell said they would love to have his brother back in their lives and hoped that continuing to raise awareness might jog someone's memory.

Image source, Missing People
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An image released in 2008 showed how Trevor O'Donnell may have looked

Having met with others with missing family members through the Missing People charity, Mr O'Donnell said he would love to help people in the same situation.

He added: "If there's any help we can give, we are always willing to do that."

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