POLICE are today appealing for help in tracing an 87-year-old man who went missing from his Felixstowe home.

POLICE are today appealing for help in tracing an 87-year-old man who went missing from his Felixstowe home.

Lucienne Fouace, who is thought to be a French national, was last seen getting into a taxi outside his home in Ranelagh Road around midday yesterday.

Police are working to trace the taxi firm and have conducted a number of searches and enquiries in the area and with friends and relatives in a bid to trace him.

While it is thought that he wouldn't been able to walk very far, he may have used public transport and may possibly be aiming to travel to France, where he has family.

Mr Fouace is described as white, around 5ft 9ins, with blue eyes and white hair. He has a French accent and usually wears black or brown trousers and a dark coloured top.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts should call Felixstowe police station on 01473 613500.