Portugal, Greg Monks, 38, from Glasgow & missing after a night out with friends. Albufeira , 27 May 25.

[Firstsnow4]

That made me think of Michael Mosley. He collapsed and died out of view behind a wall.

I hope they find Greg soon.

Yeah I followed that story on here too, very sad outcome

 

[slowpoke]

Okay, story time...

When my younger brother was about 20, him and a group of mates went to Zante. They were in a bar and pretty drunk. My brother decided he was going to walk back to their apartment. So he leaves the bar and on the street turns left, which is the way (he thought) back to where they were staying.

He winds up on a beach. "Where the hell am I?" he asks himself because as far as his drunk could remember, there was no beach between the bar and the apartment. He tries phoning his pals but because they were still in the noisy bar, none of them heard their phones. So my brother, being drunk, decides to lie on a beach recliner for a bit to clear his head. He falls asleep and is woken up with the sunrise, slightly more sober than the night before. It's only then he realises that he should have turned RIGHT when he left the bar and not left. He was only a mile away from his hotel but he'd managed to get completely turned around and had no clue how to get back. So, tired and with the beginnings of a hangover, he staggered back to the apartment and probably slept until midday.

Why am I telling you this story? To try and show how easy it can be to get completely turned around. And because my drunk brother could have been this dude. He was just lucky nobody targeted him while he was lying passed out on the beach and he got back to his friends unscathed.

Easy to get turned around, but like your brother I’d hope Greg would have had a clearer head hours later and think, “Ok, now what can I do to let me friends know I'm ok and how can I get back to them.” That hasn’t happened since he was reported missing on Wednesday, May 28.

(Thank goodness it all turned out ok for your brother!)

jmo

 

[ChasingKaty]

Easy to get turned around, but like your brother I’d hope Greg would have had a clearer head hours later and think, “Ok, now what can I do to let me friends know I'm ok and how can I get back to them.” That hasn’t happened since he was reported missing on Wednesday, May 28.

(Thank goodness it all turned out ok for your brother!)

jmo

Yeah unfortunately something that started fairly innocent, like getting turned around in an unfamiliar place, can go wrong quickly. I really hope not though and that he's just hooked up with a woman and is getting hella laid and has no battery. lol

 

[Officer Dibble]

Yeah I followed that story on here too, very sad outcome

I think a photo found him. I hope they can get some drones up and searching.

 

[Coconutty]

There’s someone on the FB group who is currently searching the bottom of the cliffs and a man with a drone is meeting her there at 9am Portugal time. She was trying to arrange a search party but not sure how many could make it. She said it’s thick bush.

 

[Firstsnow4]

Latest info Missing Person Greg Monks - Albufeira, Portugal | **IMPORTANT** I’m Greg’s cousin and I’m here in Albufeira, this is last official sighting of Greg around 3.27am, walking by the villa circled an... | Facebook

 

[LarysaRose]

I think a photo found him. I hope they can get some drones up and searching.

According to the official FB group someone has flown over an area with a drone earlier but no news. Someone else is also planning to do this in a different area.

With recently losing a family member who went missing on holiday, I’m praying for a good outcome but I have to be honest because it’s been so many days now, I’m so doubtful

 

[Hexe]

As it was a stag do, I've been pondering if "the boys" were really truthful about the last location they've seen Greg in. I mean most of stag parties involve far less innocent places than a karaoke bar, places that men in relationships wouldn't want to be known they visited (which would explain the phone turned off). Men tend to be very very focused on one thing in these places and it would be easy for them to not notice a friend leaving.

Are the places like that in the Cerro de Aquia area?

 

[LarysaRose]

As it was a stag do, I've been pondering if "the boys" were really truthful about the last location they've seen Greg in. I mean most of stag parties involve far less innocent places than a karaoke bar, places that men in relationships wouldn't want to be known they visited (which would explain the phone turned off). Men tend to be very very focused on one thing in these places and it would be easy for them to not notice a friend leaving.

Are the places like that in the Cerro de Aquia area?

I don’t know how much we can say from the FB group due to reliability but someone has already suggested the area he was last see on CCTV is known to locals as being “that” kind of place.

 

[Officer Dibble]

According to the official FB group someone has flown over an area with a drone earlier but no news. Someone else is also planning to do this in a different area.

With recently losing a family member who went missing on holiday, I’m praying for a good outcome but I have to be honest because it’s been so many days now, I’m so doubtful

I'm sorry to hear you have experienced this.

I'm glad someone is trying with drone.

 

[Coconutty]

Hopefully his friends are being truthful and that’s why the police knew to check cctv in the area he was last seen in.

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929503354536747175

"The family fear Mr Monks became lost in the unfamiliar surroundings
and may have had an accident.

Hospitals have been checked without success
but police are not thought to have yet carried out an exhaustive search of medical centres."

Greg was last seen walking west along this rural road near Albufeira

What could have happened to the man in this residential quiet area?
So much time has passed,
and no trace of him?
This is no wilderness.
But area full of houses, full of people.

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929605857630986255

"Today they sent an urgent call for help
as they revealed local police services the GNR were stretched
and under resourced trying to search for him.

They called on the case
to be escalated beyond the GNR
to Portugal's national force
the Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP).

'We urgently request
the intervention of the higher authorities in Portugal,
as well as the increased involvement of the British government'."

 

[Seni]

Thanks @Dotta. From the same link "they are also asking for the increased involvement of the British government."

 

[Kittypoo]

Okay, story time...

When my younger brother was about 20, him and a group of mates went to Zante. They were in a bar and pretty drunk. My brother decided he was going to walk back to their apartment. So he leaves the bar and on the street turns left, which is the way (he thought) back to where they were staying.

He winds up on a beach. "Where the hell am I?" he asks himself because as far as his drunk could remember, there was no beach between the bar and the apartment. He tries phoning his pals but because they were still in the noisy bar, none of them heard their phones. So my brother, being drunk, decides to lie on a beach recliner for a bit to clear his head. He falls asleep and is woken up with the sunrise, slightly more sober than the night before. It's only then he realises that he should have turned RIGHT when he left the bar and not left. He was only a mile away from his hotel but he'd managed to get completely turned around and had no clue how to get back. So, tired and with the beginnings of a hangover, he staggered back to the apartment and probably slept until midday.

Why am I telling you this story? To try and show how easy it can be to get completely turned around. And because my drunk brother could have been this dude. He was just lucky nobody targeted him while he was lying passed out on the beach and he got back to his friends unscathed.

Yes it didn’t end well for Miss Konanki in Dominican Republic. Your bro was so very lucky

 

[Kittypoo]

I don’t know how much we can say from the FB group due to reliability but someone has already suggested the area he was last see on CCTV is known to locals as being “that” kind of place.

Yes the name of that bar being Kings Cross maybe a bit of a clue IMO

 

[Amberluc]

If you look at the area he was last seen on cctv, next to that area is a drop in terrain, high and rocky/bushes. In the dark without maps on his phone (or even with to be honest) he could have tried to cut down to the road to get to the beach to get his bearings better and misstepped not realising that it’s a drop not a slope, I think the area needs thoroughly searching with dogs or people who have the capabilities to search the terrain around there safely.

 

[haggis]

If you look at the area he was last seen on cctv, next to that area is a drop in terrain, high and rocky/bushes. In the dark without maps on his phone (or even with to be honest) he could have tried to cut down to the road to get to the beach to get his bearings better and misstepped not realising that it’s a drop not a slope, I think the area needs thoroughly searching with dogs or people who have the capabilities to search the terrain around there safely.

The family search page shows that volunteers have been combing that area -- apparently it's very densely overgrown and difficult to search. They have had drones up over there too.

Greg's mom mentioned that they were being interviewed on Sky News this afternoon and that they'd post that on the FB page later today.

 

[Amberluc]

The family search page shows that volunteers have been combing that area -- apparently it's very densely overgrown and difficult to search. They have had drones up over there too.

Greg's mom mentioned that they were being interviewed on Sky News this afternoon and that they'd post that on the FB page later today.

Yeah I’ve seen that, that’s the issue I think, is that it is hard to search and the drones can’t get in the undergrowth so it would be beneficial to have dogs or specialists in rough terrain to search that area, obviously they’re doing all they can themselves but it needs specialists for that sort of thing to ensure everyone’s safety and rule out areas because he may not be visible or accessible to the average person. I feel for them they must be going through hell.

 

[Dotta]

"No sign of missing Scot ​

as searches continue.​

An update has been posted this Tuesday afternoon by Greg’s sister Jillian,
revealing that the investigation has been taken over by PJ police.

'The GNR advised yesterday evening the case would now be dealt with by Policia Judiciaria.
At present we have had no contact yet.

British Embassy in Portugal
has said they will arrange a meeting asap,
but unsure how long that will take to be set up."

More in the link

No sign of missing Scot as searches continue

More updates

Family:

"We also appeal to all people with political connections
to exert their influence in order to mobilise institutional support and additional resources.

Greater media visibility at a national level could also be crucial to accelerating these efforts".

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www.thescottishsun.co.uk

"Search for Scot who vanished on stag do in Portugal ​

focuses on cliff area.​

Jillian said the local National Republican Guard (GNR) police force
has deployed sniffer dogs in the search for Greg,
which is focused on a rocky cliff area.

Police and locals are scouring the Cerro da Aguia area,
which is dense with woodland.

The family say the police have been doing all they can, but are dealing with a lack of resources."

Search for Scot who vanished on stag do in Portugal focuses on cliff area

Members of Greg Monks' family have flown out to Albufeira to aid the search for the missing 38-year-old from Glasgow.

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