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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Pol Allingham

Police end probe into Royal Navy sailor’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago

Simon Parkes went missing in 1986 after the Royal Navy ship he served on docked in Gibraltar (Family Handout/Hampshire Constabulary) (PA) - (PA Media)

Police have ended their investigation into the disappearance of a Royal Navy sailor nearly 40 years ago.

Simon Parkes, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986 when the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, was docked in Gibraltar.

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