Search for Scottish botanist Jamie Taggart set to resume in Vietnam

The search for a Scottish botanist missing in Vietnam is expected to resume fter being abandoned due to heavy snow.

Jamie Taggart, from Argyll and Bute, failed to return from a plant-hunting trip to the northern mountainous region last month.

The 41-year-old has not been seen since November 2, when his rucksack and passport were found at a guest house in the town of Sapa.

Local police and the British embassy in Hanoi were informed and searches have been carried out.

Friend and fellow botanist Ian Sinclair, who has been liaising with the search parties, said they had been hampered by awful weather.

“The weather has been horrendous, with snow down to Sapa. A large group from the national park will be doing an intensive search once the snow melts.”

A search due to begin today will concentrate on four trails inside the forest of Lai Chau and Lao Cai, he said.