UK seeks help in locating missing expat

The United Kingdom's embassy in Manila appealed to Filipinos on Tuesday to help locate a British expatriate who has been missing since September. Carole Day, mother of two and long-term British expatriate based in Hong Kong, was last seen at a business trip to the Philippines in September. “Any details, not matter how seemingly trivial, will be greatly appreciated. We would be very grateful if you could spread the news and help us do everything we can to find her," her son Jai Day implored in an article posted Tuesday afternoon on the UK Embassy website. Jai is offering a P200,000 reward for information leading to Carole’s return. He can be contacted at: Hong Kong: (+852)9633-3071 Philippines: (+63)916-4402851 Email: jaicool@hotmail.com The UK Embassy described Day as 5'4" tall, skinny, with strawberry-blond, long hair, brown eyes, and aged 56. Day was staying at The Corporate Inn, at the corner of 1005 Ma. Orosa and T.M. Kalaw Streets in Ermita, Manila. She was last seen by her business partner at 9:30 a.m. on September 12 at LRI Design studio, 210 Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo Street), Bel-Air II, Makati City. The UK Embassy said Day was not recorded on any Manila-Cebu flight manifests, suggesting that she may still be in Manila. "However, the possibility that she made it up to Cebu unrecorded cannot be ruled out. According to Philippine Immigration, Carole has not left the Philippines," it said. It added Day is a frequent traveler to Manila and Cebu to oversee her furniture and interior decoration business. Her son said she had intended to fly to Phuket, Thailand on September 12 from Cebu, but did not arrive at her final destination. She has been completely out of contact since that date. She was due to arrive back in Hong Kong on September 15 for a number of important events, including a close friend’s funeral. –VVP, GMANews.TV