Police have recovered a car in the Cannich area of the Highlands believed to be that of missing footballer Richard Finnis.
The 30-year-old, who plays for Strathspey Thistle, was reported missing from the Kinmylies area of Inverness at the weekend.
And last night, police found what they believe to be his car – a blue Citroen C3 with the registration SD18 WKE – in the Cannich area of Glen Affric.
The car was found at around 9.30pm, but it is believed it may have been in the area over weekend.
He was last seen at around 1.20pm on Saturday on Kinmylies Way in Inverness.
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He is described as being around 5ft 10in tall, of medium build, with dark coloured hair and blue coloured eyes.
When he was last seen he was wearing a sky blue tracksuit top, light blue jeans or tracksuit bottoms and a dark grey bobble hat.
It is understood that the missing Highland League footballer is linked to a weekend incident in which a woman was injured.
In the same area of the city at around 1pm on Saturday, a 30-year-old woman suffered injuries and was taken to Raigmore Hospital.
A police spokesman said: “Nobody else was injured. Officers attended the scene and are working to establish the full circumstances.”
Detective Sergeant Craig Still said: “We are continuing to ask people to be alert and report anything which could help us locate Richard.
“In particular we would ask anyone who was in the Cannich area of Glen Affric and saw him or saw him walking on the A831 to contact us.
“We would like to thank members of the public who have assisted us so far.
“We continue to ask members of the public not to approach Richard but to contact police in the first instance.”
Anyone who has seen Richard or may have information as to his whereabouts to contact us on 101 using reference number NN/1135/19.
