Mountain rescue joins search for missing Dumfries man driving matt black campervan

Mountain rescue teams and a police helicopter are searching for a missing 60-year-old man travelling in a campervan in Dumfries and Galloway.

Stephen Neil was last seen around 7pm on Saturday, February 14, in the village of Ae near Dumfries.

Officers believe he may be travelling in an old ‘L’ registration campervan painted matt black with green wheels and trim.

He is described as white, around 5ft 9in tall, with blue eyes and very short grey-white hair. It is not known what he was wearing when last seen.

Search efforts are focusing on the Galloway Forest area after officers said he may have travelled there.

Officers believe he may be travelling in an old ‘L’ registration campervan. Police Scotland

Mountain rescue teams and a police helicopter have been deployed to assist local officers, given the terrain’s scale and remoteness.

Inspector Lloyd Caven said: “We believe Mr Neil may have travelled in his campervan to the Galloway Forrest area. That is obviously a huge area to search, so to assist local officers, we have enlisted the help of local mountain rescue colleagues and the Force’s helicopter.

“We appreciate that the weather, road conditions and remoteness of the area is an issue, however, if anyone has been around there or has seen Mr Neil or his vehicle overnight or today, we’d ask that they contact police.

“Officers are checking CCTV, doing door-to-door enquiries, and have been liaising with various local agencies with regard to looking out for him.”

Information can be passed to police via 101. Please quote incident number 0211 of Sunday, 15 February 2026 when calling.