Seventy-three-year-old Aston Thompson of Retirement, St Elizabeth, has been missing since Saturday, July 12.

He is of brown complexion and is about 165 centimetres (5 feet 5 inches) tall.

Reports from the Black River police are that Aston Thompson was last seen at a shop in his community, dressed in a plaid shirt, yellow shorts, and a pair of black slippers. All efforts to contact him have proven futile.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Aston Thompson is being asked to contact the Black River police at 965-2232, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.