The family of a mum missing for nearly two weeks after visiting loch in Scotland have pleaded with her to come home.
Mary Monkman was last seen at Loch Doon, Ayrshire, on Friday, June 16.
Her red Nissan Juke has since been found abandoned by the West Bank of the loch side.
Mary’s family are mystified why she would have visited the beauty spot, 130 miles from her home in Kendal, Cumbria.
Search parties made up of her parents, brother, cousins, uncles, nephew and husband have so far come up with no answers.
Geoff Monkman, 56, says he feels lost without his wife, adding: “I miss Mary so much.
“She’s my wife, my business partner, my best friend, and my rock. I'm lost without her as are her family and children.
“Mary, if you’re reading this, I love you. I miss you. We’re all missing you. We just want you home safe and sound.”
Family members have also sent out drones in a bid to find any trace of Mary’s whereabouts, says the Daily Record.
Mary’s sister-in-law Melanie Denyer told Ayrshire Live: “None of this makes sense.
“Mary is such a devoted mother and wife, she is accomplished and professional. She’s not a quitter, she never has been, she fights for things.
“It’s hard to equate Mary with anyone who would just disappear.
“Mary has three amazing kids who need their mum and Mary knows they need her.”
“There is absolutely zero connection to Loch Doon for Mary and her family, no one knows why Loch Doon. No one, not even the police.
“Everything right now is just speculation. We just have so many questions, we don’t know why she decided to do this.
“I don’t even think Mary had any intentions at all of going missing.
“We all just love her so much and we want her to come home.”
Meanwhile search and rescue teams have helped police scan the huge area.
Water rescue teams have been out scouring the loch with the shoreline checked over the weekend.
Melanie has praised Police Scotland for their efforts and paid tribute to the incredible kindness from locals.
She added: “We’re all a bunch of English people who have come up to somewhere that is completely strange to us to ask for help.
“Police Scotland for starters have been absolutely fantastic, their response and support has been incredible.
“If anyone can find Mary it will be them, they are so dedicated and hard working.
“The people in the area, everyone we have spoken to, have been so kind and supportive.
“We hadn’t even heard of Loch Doon until last Friday, but the people have been so universally lovely.
"Nothing makes this easy but the kindness of people helps.”
Police have launched a fresh appeal for Mary, a week on since she vanished.
Inspector Jennifer McCulloch said: "I would encourage anyone who has seen Mary since Friday, June 16, or who has any information on her whereabouts to contact us as soon as possible quoting reference 2648 of Saturday, June 17, 2023.”
