The family of a Tayside man who has been missing for eight years are still hoping a “miracle can happen”.
Iain Mowatt walked out of a supported accommodation unit in his home town of Arbroath on August 12 2007.
He left the unit at North Grimsby with no possessions, leaving behind his mobile phone and medication.
It prompted an extensive land and underwater search of the local woods, cliffs and harbour by police, coastguard and lifeboats, but a body was never found.
Iain would now be 39 and on the anniversary of his disappearance his family have made a fresh appeal for information.
His father, also called Iain, said his son was in his thoughts every day and that the family still held out hope that he was alive.
“There’s no evidence that he’s dead, so there’s still hope,” he said.
“It’s always in the back of your mind that miracles can happen.
“We have so many questions that haven’t been answered. We’ve never had closure and that’s been hard.
“I think about him every day. If anyone has any information at all we’d ask them to contact the police.”
Iain is described as 6ft 4in tall, with dark hair and blue eyes.
He has several tattoos, including the Declaration of Arbroath scroll on his leg, a panther tattoo on his arm and Only God Can Judge Me on his back.
His sister, Sonya, has recently posted another appeal on Missing People Scotland’s website in which she said she was convinced that Iain is still alive.
She said: “Iain vanished without a trace. He wasn’t in the best frame of mind.
“Iain suffered depression and was very low. One morning he got up and left leaving everything, even his phone.
“The last sighting was beside the Bank of Scotland in Arbroath, which was caught on CCTV, and not one person has seen him since.
“I believe Iain is still out there somewhere.
“It’s hard for me to believe there’s not one person who has seen him or knows where he is.”
Staff at North Grimsby were concerned about Mr Mowatt’s mental state and contacted police on the evening of the day he disappeared.
Reports indicated that he had recently lost his own tenancy and was depressed.
There was no movement on his bank account since his disappearance.
One theory was that Mr Mowatt had joined a travelling community as he enjoyed meeting up with travelling people in Perth but police investigations have indicated that this was not the case.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.