AVON and Somerset Police have launched an appeal to help find a missing man who was last seen in Wells.

Mark was last spotted in the Portway area of Wells on Thursday September 21 at around 2:30pm.

He was seen wearing a black jumper, blue jeans, with black trainers, and carrying red and black bags.

Nicknamed "Kiwi", Mark is 49-years-old, and described as white, slim, 6 foot 2, bald, with a black goatee.

He speaks with a New Zealand accent and walks with a limp.

Police believe he is likely to be on foot, and is known to visit the Split Rock and Tor Hill Wood areas.

If you see Mark, call 999 and quote reference 5223230752.

If you have any information about Mark, you should call police on 101 giving the same reference number.