The heartbroken mum of tragic Jamie Grant has paid tribute to her son as she thanked all those who tried to help bring him home safe.
The 27-year-old was reported missing after he vanished from his home on February 8.
Northumbria Police launched a search operation as friends and family trawled the streets and countryside close to where he lived, in Whickham Gateshead, in a desperate bid to find him.