The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Police return to spot where student was last seen.
St andrews: Officers return to the scene where Duncan Sim was last seen a week ago
Police hunting for missing St Andrews student Duncan Sim returned to the spot where he was last seen exactly a week ago.
Officers spoke to people near Madras Rugby Club, where the 19-year-old attended a social event on the night he vanished.
Duncan has been missing since he left the pavilion in Old Station Road at around 11pm on Wednesday March 14.
Police want to jog potential witnesses’ memories and hope someone will have information which will help them piece together the first-year chemistry student’s movements.
Speaking ahead of the operation, Chief Inspector Steven Hamilton, local area commander for north-east Fife, said: “Today marks a week since Duncan was last seen and we are continuing with our inquiries to trace him.
“Officers will tonight be stopping vehicles as they enter St Andrews on the A91 to speak with drivers who may have seen Duncan after he left the Madras Rugby Club on Old Station Road.
“We are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen Duncan, or a man matching his description, after 11.15pm on Wednesday March 14 so that we can establish his movements after he left Madras Rugby Club.”
Police also posted a photograph of the rugby club on social media, with an appeal for information from others who were at the event.
More than 100 officers are involved in the investigation, which has been aided by the army, coastguard and members of the public.
Duns Rugby Club bussed people to St Andrews at the weekend, while others drove from Duncan’s home town of Duns, in the Borders, to help look for him.
Scottish Rugby has also helped in the appeal for information by tweeting to its 335,000 followers.
Duncan’s former school, Berwickshire High School, said it was “hugely saddened” by the disappearance of its former depute head boy.
A statement said: “Duncan was a highly valued member of our school community, attending Berwickshire HS from 2010 through till 2016.
“During his time at the school, he was a highly successful young man who brought credit to both himself and his family in his commitment to both his studies and his sport.
“He was our depute head boy in his final year at school and was an excellent representative for the school.”
The alarm was raised after Duncan failed to arrive back at his accommodation at St Andrews University’s Agnes Blackadder Hall.
He is 6ft and medium build with brown hair and green eyes, and when last seen was wearing a grey suit jacket, a white shirt and a blue and white tie.