Pensioner from Cyprus missing in Devon

A major search operation has been ongoing in the UK county of Devon since Thursday evening for a 71-year-old pensioner from Cyprus suffering from dementia.

Land and air search operations for 71-year-old Laila Nassar were launched after concerns for her welfare were reported to the police at 6pm on Thursday.

Nassar was last seen at a church in Tedburn St Mary, around 13km west of Exeter, at 11am.

A thermal imaging camera was also deployed on a helicopter on Thursday night.

According to UK media, Nassar does not speak English. She is described as short with short, white hair, and of slim build. She was last seen wearing a grey jumper and jeans.

 

 

 

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.