Police hunt for missing student

A SEARCH is under way in Durham for a former Grantham King’s School pupil.

Now a law student at Durham University, Euan Coulthard (19), has not been seen since the early hours of Thursday morning (January 15).

He was reported missing yesterday afternoon by a friend who was concerned when he could not make contact with him.

Euan, left his home in the city on Wednesday 14th January and later went for a meal at the Spaghettata restaurant in Saddler Street to celebrate a 21st birthday with friends. 

He was last seen just after midnight leaving the Loveshack club, in the Walkergate area of the city, alone.

Euan, from Bottesford, failed to respond to texts, emails and messages on Facebook that friends have sent him and they say this is completely out of character.

He is described as  5` 9” tall and of average build with light brown hair, which is short on the sides and longer on the top.  When he was last seen he was wearing black skinny jeans, a denim jacket and a beige patterned shirt.

Insp Dave Coxon said: “We have serious concerns for Euan’s welfare as there has been no trace of him since the early hours of Thursday morning. He hasn’t responded to any attempts to contact him and his phone has not been traced.

“If anyone has seen him since then, or if they saw a young man matching his description in Durham on last night, I would ask them to contact us as soon as possible on 101.”

The above photo shows the last image of Euan to be captured by the city’s cctv cameras, as he walked across Framwellgate Bridge shortly before midnight on Wednesday.