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The family of a binman who has been missing for five days have been organising search parties in a desperate attempt to find him.
Anthony Lauder was last seen on Friday afternoon (19 August) when work colleagues dropped him off near his North Shields home after their shifts finished. No one has heard from him since.
Mr Lauder's family reported him missing to police on Monday and have been organising search parties around the local area in a bid to find him.
Now his cousin has made a heartfelt plea to him to get in touch.
Samantha Cramman, 32, said: "Please just contact us and let us know you are safe, we just need to know.
"Just send us some sort of signal. Everyone loves and misses you."
'Totally out of character'
Mr Lauder, who is in his 30s, works as a recycling binman and also helps out at his local pub, The Nautilus, on North Shields' Verne Road.
He was due to be working behind the bar on Saturday night, but did not turn up.
His family said the disappearance was totally out of character.
"He's pretty much a happy-go-lucky young lad," said Ms Cramman.
"He works for the local council as a recycling bin man. He's well-known, he's a people person, he helps out at his local pub.
"Everyone knows him. He's got a lot of friends, and we are a very close family.
"This is totally out of character. We haven't got any idea why he's gone. It's just totally not Anthony to do this. We just want him home."
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Anthony Lauder was last seen on Friday afternoon (19 August) when work colleagues dropped him off near his North Shields home after their shifts finished. No one has heard from him since.
Mr Lauder's family reported him missing to police on Monday and have been organising search parties around the local area in a bid to find him.
Now his cousin has made a heartfelt plea to him to get in touch.
Samantha Cramman, 32, said: "Please just contact us and let us know you are safe, we just need to know.
"Just send us some sort of signal. Everyone loves and misses you."
'Totally out of character'
Mr Lauder, who is in his 30s, works as a recycling binman and also helps out at his local pub, The Nautilus, on North Shields' Verne Road.
He was due to be working behind the bar on Saturday night, but did not turn up.
His family said the disappearance was totally out of character.
"He's pretty much a happy-go-lucky young lad," said Ms Cramman.
"He works for the local council as a recycling bin man. He's well-known, he's a people person, he helps out at his local pub.
"Everyone knows him. He's got a lot of friends, and we are a very close family.
"This is totally out of character. We haven't got any idea why he's gone. It's just totally not Anthony to do this. We just want him home."
Search parties for 'happy-go-lucky' binman missing for five days | ITV News
Anthony Lauder, 36, was last seen on Friday 19 August and was reported missing to police on Monday. | ITV News Tyne Tees
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