UPDATE Tuesday afternoon: Police say Mr McClung has been traced safe and well following their earlier appeal.

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POLICE are appealing for assistance to help trace an Ardrossan man who has not been seen since Friday, June 30.

Mark McClung, 30, was last known to be in the Kilmarnock town centre area that day.

Police say that although he has been reported missing from the Princes Street area of Ardrossan, Mark is also known to frequent other areas of both North and East Ayrshire.

He is described as being around five feet and nine inches tall and was wearing a grey zipper fleece, black jogging bottoms, white Nike trainers and a baseball cap when he was last seen.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We are asking anyone who has seen or heard from Mark to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference 2562 of Sunday, July 2, 2023."