An appeal has been launched after a man was spotted climbing over a wall towards a rocky area near the sea.
Cleveland Police are appealing for more information after they received a report about concerns for the safety of a man last seen walking from the Marina to the Newburn Bridge area at 10.05pm on Saturday (May 13) night.
The man spoke briefly to a woman before climbing over a wall towards a rocky area next to the sea.
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The man is described as white, in his late 30s, of medium build and with a dark beard, wearing shorts and a light-coloured blue or white T-shirt and trainers.
The tide was high at the time of the report and the caller confirmed she had not seen the man enter the water.
Extensive searches carried out by the police, fire brigade and Coastguard did not locate anyone in the water, and the search was called of an hour later.
Cleveland Police have confirmed they have not received any current report of a missing person who fits the man’s description.
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A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: "Just before 10.05pm on Saturday night (13th May), a member of the public contacted police with concerns for the safety of a man she’d seen while walking from the Marina to the Newburn Bridge area.
"The man is described as white, in his late 30s, of medium build and with a dark beard.
"He was wearing shorts and a light-coloured blue or white t-shirt and trainers and he spoke briefly to the woman before climbing over a wall towards a rocky area next to the sea.
"The tide was high at the time however the caller confirmed she had NOT seen the man enter the water and extensive searches by police, Fire Brigade and the Coastguard using flares, thermal imaging and a drone did not locate anyone in the water. The search was therefore stood down an hour and a half later."
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They have appealed to the man described above to contact Cleveland Police to confirme his safety.
They are also appealing to anyone who was in the area from around 9.30pm on Saturday and who may have seen the man to get in touch.
Please contact Cleveland Police on the 101 number, quoting ref 91977
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