Whenever I think of Andrew, the picture in my mind's eye is the young man I last hugged the evening before he went missing. But of course that is 11 years ago and he will have changed markedly in those 11 years from a 14 year old lad to a 25 year old man. And when we are searching, it is the latter that I try to imagine. This is of course made easier with the aid of the age progressed images created for us earlier this year. But there are other things that could still form a clue to Andrew's identity, particularly to someone who may know him but not realise his history.
Firstly, there is his unusually shaped right ear, a feature unlikely to alter and depicted on posters and elsewhere. There is the fact that he had a strong prescription for his spectacles. We know that this is likely to have changed significantly over these years, but there is no doubt that Andrew would continue to require strong prescription glasses or contact lenses. Thirdly, Andrew is deaf in his left ear. This means that his hearing is fine as the right ear is normal, but he cannot do stereo or locate sound easily. He would perhaps need to look around to see where a sound is coming from and sometimes turn the wrong way initially.
Another aspect that, excluding injury, is unlikely to have altered significantly is his walking gait. We have recently been given the video footage of him walking down our street on the day he disappeared. While not entirely clear, it does add some impression to his style of walking and so could perhaps provide another small clue to his identity.
A volunteer, Michael Heavens, has recently created a video summarising the story of Andrew's disappearance and subsequent events and highlighting the work of the relevant charities Missing People and Missing Children Europe. This video includes this newly released film footage. It is around 11 minutes long and we would be so grateful as a family if it was watched and shared widely in the hope that someone may just be able to put these small clues together and help us to know if Andrew is indeed alive and well.
Another aspect that, excluding injury, is unlikely to have altered significantly is his walking gait. We have recently been given the video footage of him walking down our street on the day he disappeared. While not entirely clear, it does add some impression to his style of walking and so could perhaps provide another small clue to his identity.
A volunteer, Michael Heavens, has recently created a video summarising the story of Andrew's disappearance and subsequent events and highlighting the work of the relevant charities Missing People and Missing Children Europe. This video includes this newly released film footage. It is around 11 minutes long and we would be so grateful as a family if it was watched and shared widely in the hope that someone may just be able to put these small clues together and help us to know if Andrew is indeed alive and well.
We have always been profoundly grateful to all those who take the time to help us search for our son and so thank you for reading this, watching the video and sharing it where possible.
We have always been profoundly grateful to all those who take the time to help us search for our son and so thank you for reading this, watching the video and sharing it where possible.
