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Norman Silvester

Newly-wed Glasgow joiner's family 'hoping for breakthrough' 28 years after disappearance

A fresh appeal has been launched in the search for a Glasgow joiner who disappeared without a trace 28 years ago.

Kevin McGuire hasn't been seen since Hogmanay 1994 when he walked out of a remote cottage after a row with his new wife Lisa over where to spend the New Year.

Multiple searchers of nearby lochs over the years have failed to turn up any sign of the 27-year-old, the Sunday Mail reports.

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And now his family, including his 77-year-old mum Annette, hope a new poster drafted by UK-wide Missing Persons Support group could help yield vital information.

The last official sighting of Kevin was of him driving off from his home in Stronachlachar in Perthshire in his green Saab.

His sister Sharon Garvin, 49, who lives in County Clare in Ireland, said: "Things never get easier for us despite the passage of time. We are hoping the poster could give us the breakthrough we are looking for.

"It may be that there are people out there who have information on Kevin and haven't contacted the police for whatever reason. Hopefully they will recognise the photograph or description."

Sharon contacted Caroline Lyons of Missing Persons Support last year who offered to help with a poster. It will be circulated nationally on the organisation's Facebook page and other social media sites. Kevin's disappearance remains one of Scotland's most baffling and longest-running missing persons cases.

At the time police searches of nearby lochs failed to locate Kevin or his car. Investigators feared he had lost control and plunged into the icy waters. However, no tyre or skid marks were found. In the past year Kevin's family have made several appeals for information.

Four months ago they hired a specialist underwater search and recovery team - Beneath The Surface - to try to find Kevin and his car. They carried out trawls of nearby lochs but without success.

A year ago Sharon spoke publicly for the first time about her missing brother to the Sunday Mail. She said: "No matter where he was in the world, he'd always ring our mother."

Police said: "Any new information will be thoroughly investigated."

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