Found Deceased UK - Peter Baglin, 55, last seen in Salford, Gtr Manchester, around 7.30pm, 28 Dec 2022, later sighting Texaco garage, Mossley Common, 29 Dec

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The wife of a great-grandfather who disappeared after going for a walk more than a month ago has issued a desperate plea for help to find him.

Peter Baglin was last seen in CCTV at a garage in Mosley Common near Worsley, Greater Manchester, on 28 December.

The 55-year-old's phone, hat and headphones were found on a towpath beside the Bridgewater Canal the following day.

Michelle Baglin said: "There have been no sightings. It's like he's vanished."
Extensive police searches have been made including by teams specialising in mountain rescue and underwater searches, with drones also used.

Mrs Baglin also organised her own searches along the canal, with more than 200 people attending to help.

Not a sign of Mr Baglin has been found, Greater Manchester Police said.

Michelle Baglin


"He's vanished. Literally you'd never think of it in this day on Earth where we've got such technical things, that a person could disappear," Mrs Baglin said.

[...]

"He does go for walks quite regularly," she said.

"He'll put his headphones on and he can walk for a good few hours. It wasn't unusual for him to do that. What was unusual is that he didn't come home.

"I'm praying that he's somewhere safe."


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Peter Baglin: Wife's plea after grandad 'vanishes' on canal walk

Police search teams have found no trace of Peter Baglin more than a month after he went missing.
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02/02/2023

On the eve of National Missing Person’s Day, Michelle Baglin sits down to talk about her husband, Peter, who left home on the evening of Wednesday 28 December 2022 to go for a walk – and never returned.

In little over a month, there have yet to be any positive sightings of Peter - or “Pete” as Michelle refers to him – but she continues to search for him and keep him in the public’s mind’s eye, in the hope that it will prompt someone to come forward with information as to where Pete could be.

Paying tribute to the help she has received from the police, her family, friends, work colleagues and community in Boothstown in Salford, Michelle describes Pete’s favourite walk along the Bridgewater Canal.

It was on the towpath of Bridgewater Canal where his phone, hat and headphones were found on the morning of Thursday 29 December 2022. He had been captured on CCTV the night before, at the Texaco Garage on East Lancs Road at Mosley Common.

Reporting Pete missing to GMP after quarter-hourly phone calls to him remained unanswered, officers descended on the canal towpath to carry out a detailed grid search in the area. A number of resources were deployed to search for Pete, including underwater search and rescue, mountain rescue and drones.

Michelle also organised searches of the entire stretch of the canal, with over 200 people attending to help. But to date, there haven’t been any results from these searches.

Desperate for ‘Pete’ to come home, Michelle said: “It’s a very surreal feeling. It’s like it’s happening, but it’s not happening to me. I never thought I would ever be in this position and I just want Pete home.

“I am convinced that there is someone out there who knows where he is. He is instantly recognisable by the tattoo of ‘Michelle’ on the left-side of his neck and I’m urging anyone who may have seen with him, or been with him, to get in touch. I just want to know he’s okay.

“Pete is the type of person who always buys homeless people a sandwich and a drink, and I really hope that someone is doing that for him, wherever he may be.

“If you have seen Pete, my family and I would be extremely grateful if you could contact GMP on 101 or through the LiveChat Function on the website, www.gmp.police.uk. If you’re unsure about coming forwards, you can also pass information on anonymously through the independent charity, Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.”

 
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Peter's wife Michelle raised the alarm after he failed to answer her calls


Peter's wife Michelle raised the alarm after he failed to answer her calls.
Grandfather of four Peter left home to go on his 'favourite walk' along Bridgewater Canal on December 28 last year and never returned.

He was last seen at the Texaco garage on East Lancs Road in Mosley Common in Wigan, Greater Manchester, at 7.38pm.

On the morning of December 29, his phone, hat and headphones were found on the towpath of the Bridgewater Canal, Greater Manchester Police said.

His wife Michelle reported Pete missing after quarter-hourly phone calls to him remained unanswered.
Peter has a distinctive tattoo on his neck


Peter has a distinctive tattoo on his neck
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The wife of a missing grandfather who left his house for a walk and never came home two months ago says he is "her world" and is appealing for him to come home.

Peter Baglin, 55, from Boothstown in Worsley, went missing from the area on 28 December.

CCTV captured Mr Baglin buying a small bottle of whisky at a Texaco garage on East Lancs Road, Mosley Common, at 7.38 pm.

He last spoke to his wife Michelle on the phone at 8.15 pm, telling her he was going for a walk along the Bridgewater Canal.

His wife, Michelle Baglin said: "I was like 'where are you?' and knew something was not right.

"The next day they found his headphones and I knew something was up. His son bought him those and he would not have parted with them for the world."

Since his disappearance Michelle, who works at Salford Royal Hospital alongside her husband, has organised searches along the canal with the help of more than 200 people.

When asked what her message for her husband would be, she said: "I want you to come home. It doesn't matter where you've been.

"All your family is missing you. Your mum is distraught. I am your world and you're mine."

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#APPEAL | Did you see the new appeal from Michelle Baglin, the wife of missing Salford man, Peter Baglin on ITV Granada Reports last night?

Eight weeks on since the disappearance of Peter, Michelle sat down with reporter, Rob Smith, about the day he went missing – Wednesday 28 December 2022.

Anyone with any information regarding the whereabouts or wellbeing of Peter, is asked to contact GMP via 0161 856 7857 or by dialling 101.

Information can also be reported via our website (https://www.gmp.police.uk/) or anonymously through the independent charity – Crimestoppers – on 0800 555 111.

Credit: ITV Granada Reports

 
StillDiggin said:
Just awful
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Wife of missing Peter Baglin says she's received horrible messages from trolls

"I just think, wait until it's your husband or daughter who's gone missing. It's not a nice place."
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I'm all for free speech but damnit the internet has made it far too easy to be a complete asshat & attack strangers from behind a keyboard. Something needs to be done, but carefully. No families should have to put up with this asinine behaviour.
 
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I was somewhat confused as to how he wouldn't have been found at some point in a canal but then I took a look at Google Maps at this specific one and I can see why if he did enter the water. It meets the River Mersey just before the estuary, which sucks.
 
UPDATE | Officers are continuing their search of missing Boothstown man, Peter Baglin.

Peter was last seen on the evening of Wednesday 28 December 2022.

His wife, Michelle, reported him missing when he didn't return home from a walk that took him down the towpath of the Bridgewater Canal. His belongings, which included a hat, phone and headphones, were found there the morning of 29 December 2022.

Since then, GMP and underwater divers have carried out extensive searches of the Bridgewater Canal, between the Moorings and Astley Point, and mountain rescue combed the adjoining fields and woodland areas.

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