Urgent search for British man, 24, missing in Spain after his van is found abandoned

A land,sea and air search has failed to find a missing British man who vanished in Spain almost a month ago.

Named locally as Matthew Chapman,from Manchester,the 24-year-old’s van was found abandoned at a viewpoint overlooking the tourist resort of Tossa de Mar.

He had driven to Tossa de Mar,62 miles north of Barcelona,after spending time in Spain and Portugal.

Matthew’s family first reported him missing on April 30,with the 24-year-old arriving in France via the Eurotunnel the next day.

Matthew’s signal gives an idea of his movements before disappearing in Tossa de Mar

Phone signal then tracked him to locations in Spain and Portugal on May 2 and 4 before his signal went dark at Tossa de Mar.

Catalan Police then found his car a kilometer outside Tossa on a viewpoint en route to nearby Sant Feliu de Guíxols.

Catalan’s fire department told Metro that the van showed signs of having been there for several days.

A search and rescue tea,m deployed drones over the coastal and wooded area,as well as specialist search dogs,in hopes of finding the Brit.

Matthew’s phone or keys were not found inside the car.

The area’s fire department added to Metro that 17 firefighters and seven vehicles were involved in search efforts last week for the missing tourist.

His car was found abandoned at a viewpoint over Tossa de Mar (Picture: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

They have now paused their operation until further leads are identified.

But police are yet to find a no trace of the missing tourist.

A spokeswoman for theregional police force Mossos d’Esquadra confirmed a two-day search had taken place.

She added: ‘It was a land,sea and air search which took place on Wednesday and Thursday.

‘The investigation into the missing man’s whereabouts is continuing.’

Last year Catalonian authorities investigated 3,785 disappearances,with 98% of those being resolved.