The mother of a British man who went missing while volunteering on a farm in Sardinia has made a desperate appeal for his safe return.
Michael Frison, 25, from Chard, Somerset, has not been seen since he went for a walk in rural Luras on July 13.
Frison, who grew up in Bristol, had been visiting family while volunteering in the north of the island. Police called off the search on Friday.
His mother, Cristina Pittalis, has already flown to the island, where she said her son left his phone, laptop and ID at his accommodation.
In a video shared on social media, Ms Pittalis said Frison’s younger brother Emanuele had been “suffering from his absence”.
Michael Frison, 25 (pictured), from Chard, Somerset, has not been seen since he went for a walk in rural Luras, Sardina, on July 13.
Mr Frison (pictured), who grew up in Bristol, had been visiting his family while volunteering on the north side of the island.
Mr Frison disappeared in northern Sardinia on Saturday before authorities began searching for him.
She said: ‘I know you’re alive. I’m looking for you and I’m very worried.
‘I understand how close you two are and he loves you very much.
‘I feel in my heart that you are alive.’
“I know that seeing the public administration or even the Carabineros looking for you can be scary,” added the worried mother.
‘You don’t have to be afraid of being found. Don’t hesitate to ask someone for help if you need water or food.
“Remember how much Emanuele suffers from your absence. He even sent you a voice message.”
In a voice message, Mr Frison’s younger brother said: ‘I miss you, come home.
‘Whoever receives this message, find my brother and tell him that I sent this message.
Tell him my name. Tell him I miss him and I love him.
A fundraising campaign has been launched to try to raise funds to send volunteers to Sardinia to search for Mr Frison. So far £2,765 has been raised.
Michael’s mother shared a photo of him taken last week in a plea for help with local searches.
Frison’s mother, Cristina Pittalis, has already flown to the island, where she said her son left this phone, laptop and identification at his accommodation.
A fundraising campaign has been launched to try to raise funds to send volunteers to Sardinia in the search for Mr Frison. So far £2,765 has been raised.
Organiser Evie Baker wrote: ‘On Saturday 13 July Michael went missing in Sardinia. He was due to start volunteering but was unwell, unused to the hot weather and possibly dehydrated. He was given water and went to sleep.
‘When he woke up he said he was going for a walk and now he is unfortunately missing.
“I can’t tell you how lovely this family is. I’m absolutely heartbroken for them.”
Frison is one of three people missing since Sunday in northern Sardinia, Italian media reported.
An elderly Italian tourist also disappeared while on holiday in Valledoria and an elderly woman disappeared in Stintino.
The missing tourist in Valledoria was identified only as a tourist with health problems, who was on vacation in the region.
The tourist in Stintino was identified as Carla Visentin when her family alerted the authorities.
He was reported missing from the Cala Lupo area on Sunday.
He also has health problems and has difficulty moving, according to local media.
Authorities are conducting a “non-stop” search for the three people who have been missing since Sunday evening, La Repubblica reported. reported.
Investigations are straining police resources as temperatures rise across the continent.
Greece has recently been hit by a series of tragic disappearances, and Petros Vassilakis, police spokesman for the southern Aegean, said there was a “common pattern” of tourists going for walks in high temperatures.
By June 26th it was reported Six people were found dead in heat-related incidents, and authorities urged caution amid the heatwave.
Daily Mail columnist Michael Mosley was found dead on the island of Symi, another of the Aegean islands, on June 9 after a four-day search operation by land, sea and air.
He had gone for a walk alone in high temperatures before disappearing.
And authorities investigating the disappearance of 19-year-old Briton Jay Slater recovered the remains of a body in Tenerife today, almost a month after he went missing.
Although Spanish police are awaiting full identification, they say that “everything points to it being” Jay, who, they said, “may have suffered an accident or fallen in the inaccessible area where he was found.”
Despite concerns about the weather, most missing people are found or returned within the first few days of their disappearance, according to the Metropolitan Police.
