Appeals have been launched for information about British tourist who vanished in the early hours of Saturday morning in Madrid. Edinburgh University history student Gregor Thomson, 21, disappeared during a weekend trip less than a full day after arriving in the Spanish capital with rugby club teammates.

Relatives have said Gregor's last-known location was Diverzo Cocktail Bar, with a friend saying he headed towards on his own after forgetting something there, as per The Mirror. Today his dad Murray, from Edinburgh, said the family are "extremely worried" and urged people with information to come forward.

"No one's heard from Gregor since the early hours of Saturday morning and we're obviously all extremely worried", he said, as per the outlet.

"He had only arrived in Madrid around 9.30am on Friday with rugby teammates for a weekend away," Murray continued.

"We've been told he became separated from them in a bar called Diverzo Cocktail Bar. They'd obviously had a few drinks so things are a little bit hazy but the people he was with say he wasn't talking to anyone else or doing anything out of the ordinary that might explain a disappearance like this.

"My son is a sensible lad and he's never gone missing like this before. The police are involved and are doing everything they can including trying to get hold of CCTV in the area where he was last seen for clues."

Grefor's friend Liv Anderson had previously shared an urgent appeal on Facebook too, writing: "Hi everyone, I am reaching out in hopes of locating my friend who has gone missing in Madrid. He is part of a rugby team from Scotland and was with his teammates at the bar."

She added: "They all left together. However he returned to the bar on his own to retrieve something he had left. He has not been seen since then.

"His teammates and captain had been at the police station yesterday (Sat 26th), and the police officially named him as a missing person last night.

"His phone is dead (most likely) and we don't know if he has ID on him or knows exactly where he is, as it was their first day and he does not know Madrid.

Ms Anderson concluded: "If anyone has seen him or has any information please reach out immediately. Please share this if you can, to help spread the word. Call 112 for police."

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