Thursday 16 January 2014

Russian tourist aged 63 missing for two days after Tube train doors separated him from son

Vasile Belea, who speaks limited English and has no mobile phone, was last seen on the platform of Stockwell station on Tuesday morning 
A Russian tourist has been missing for more than two days after becoming separated from his son on the London Underground.
Vasile Belea, 63, was last seen on the platform of Stockwell Tube station in south London at 10am on Tuesday.
His son boarded a Victoria line train towards central London but the Tube doors closed before his father could join him.
Police believe Mr Belea may have caught the following train or tried to return to Hackbridge, Sutton, where he had been staying at his son's home since just before Christmas.
PC Richard Owen, from Sutton’s Missing Persons Unit, said Mr Belea, who is due to return to Russia at the end of January, speaks limited English.
He is 6ft tall with grey hair. He was wearing blue jeans, a long black jacket and a black flat cap.
He has money and an Oyster card but was not carrying any medication for his arthritis. He has an iPhone but it has no SIM card.
Anyone who sees Mr Belea is asked to call 999 or the Missing People charity on 116 000.