National Blog Posting Month 2022 - #15

Every now and again, the sad reaches us that one of the island community has gone missing. Many times, they are found safe and well. On November 15th, a man from Grimsay, North Uist, was reported missing and a search was on-going. The other day, the Coastguard helicopter woke us up at 8 in the morning on a Sunday, scouring the coastline around Stornoway Bay. That search proved fruitful, and the missing person was happily returned home. I am also reminded of the German man who was sadly found deceased on a beach, a mile or two from the place where he was last seen alive. Cliffs lie between the former and the latter, and the inference is clear.