John Noakes: Former Blue Peter presenter goes missing from his Majorca home
Local police said 81-year-old disappeared after going for a walk
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Your support makes all the difference.Former Blue Peter presenter John Noakes has reportedly gone missing from his home in Majorca.
His wife Vicky was quoted by The Mirror as saying her husband had not returned to their home in Andratx after going for a walk this morning, on the hottest day of the year.
A local police officer said the 81-year-old had not been formally reported missing but a search was being conducted in conjunction with Civil Guard officers.
The officer said the search would be widened if Mr Noakes did not return by this afternoon.
Andratx town hall put two pictures of Mr Noakes on its Facebook page.
A message read: "We asking for the public's help to find this missing man. He was wearing light blue shorts and a white and blue shirt. He is 81."
Mr Noakes joined Blue Peter in 1965 and became the programme's "action man". He left the show in 1978 and in 1982 set sail to travel the world, according to the BBC.
He and his wife were shipwrecked in a hurricane but set out again two years later and settled in Majorca.
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