Isle of Wight Police are making a fresh appeal to find Luke Jeremy Cowan who was was last seen on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009.

Luke’s disappearance is described as “totally out-of-character” by his family.

Luke’s father, Larry Cowan (pictured), said: 

“The past few weeks have been an upsetting and nerve racking time. I’ve been looking everywhere for my son and asking everyone I know whether they’ve seen him.

“I’ve had lots of comments from people who say they’ve heard from someone else that he’s OK. He’s not in any trouble with his family. We all love him and are asking him to put our minds at rest by making contact to let us know directly that he’s safe and well.”

Detective Sergeant Tim Allan of Isle of Wight CID said: 

“Police are continuing to investigate numerous unconfirmed sightings of Luke Cowan in the Sandown area of the island.

“Luke’s wallet was found in a Somerfield supermarket in Sandown. Officers have taken statements from potential witnesses, and examined CCTV footage from shops and buses.”

“We continue to work with Luke’s family and friends who attended Newport Police Station yesterday Wednesday, July 8th to collect an extra batch of police missing appeal posters to distribute and display across the island.

“I’m also renewing a direct appeal for Luke himself to contact his family or police just to confirm he is safe and well.”

The last confirmed sighting of Luke was on Tuesday, June 16 shortly after 3.00pm when he was seen on CCTV getting off a bus in Sandown High Street between the junctions of Avenue Road and Albert Road.

He had been seen on CCTV earlier, boarding a Southern Vectis service from Newport Bus Station at approximately 2.15pm on Tuesday, June 16.

Luke is described as:

• White
• 6 ft 2 ins tall
• Short dark hair
• Blue eyes
• Freckles
• Broad build

Anyone with information, or who sees someone matching Luke’s description, is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Tim Allan by phoning 101 or 0845 045 45 45.