A BRIT holidaymaker has mysteriously vanished in Thailand – and was last seen during a Christmas Day facetime with his family.
Mark Counsell, 31, was travelling around Southeast Asia but went missing following a December 25 on a video call to his loved ones.
He is believed to have either disappeared in Thailand or in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, cops said.
But it is unclear where exactly Mark, originally from Pontypool, South Wales, has gone.
Gwent Police said: “We’re appealing for information to find Mark Counsell, 31, who has been reported as missing.
“Mark was last seen on Thursday 25 December between 9am and 10am on video call, as he has been travelling Thailand recently.”
JELLYFISH HORROR
Boy, 2, dies of box jellyfish sting while paddling while on hols
TRAIN PANIC
Brit girl, 7, injured in horror train crash as engine shunts in Thailand
They added: “He is believed to be in either Thailand or the Kuala Lumpur area of Malaysia.
“He is described as a white male, aged 31-years-old, 5ft 9in height, with an average build.”
Cops also said he has “short brown hair with faded sides” and a “short brown/ginger beard which is longer on the chin”.
The Gwent Force continued: “He was last seen wearing a Khaki coloured Fred Perry t-shirt.
“Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call us on 101 or send us a direct message on social media, quoting log reference 2600001644.”
They added: “Mark is also urged to get in touch with us.”
It comes after a young Brit backpacker who was feared to have been lured into a scam compound run by organised crime gangs was found safe, two weeks after he vanished into the Thai jungle.
Lawrence Stallard Honour, 19, was located after 10 days of surviving in the forest by eating ants and tree bark near lawless Myanmar.
He was found at a temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand in October.
The computer whiz went missing after being last seen leaving his hotel in the province on September 27.
His disappearance sparked a desperate search by Thai police near the border.
Police Colonel Santi Phithaksakul, Superintendent of Sangkhla Buri Police Station, was notified on Monday that the boy had been found alive.
“The interrogation revealed that Mr. Lawrence intended to go to Payathonzu in Karen State, Myanmar,” Phithaksakul said.
“He had planned to go through the Three Pagodas border pass on September 27, but the checkpoint had already closed.”
Lawrence had been taken to a resort after he had been barred from crossing the border, but was unable to check into a room as he had no money.
He’d charged his phone before setting off, but lost his way in the jungle as darkness fell.
Alone and disoriented, the teen claimed he’d wandered through the forest for days, trekking through the rough terrain and scavenging for bugs and tree bark to survive.
Lawrence eventually stumbled across the Wat Tham Kaew Sawan Bandan temple, where he was rescued by the One Sky Foundation on Saturday.
Officials say there were no signs the boy had been abused or trafficked.