The family of a missing Scots man have issued a heart-wrenching plea for him to come home a month after he disappeared. Officers are re-appealing for information to help find Andrew Linton who vanished from Kilwinning.
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A man could only be recognised by his nose after being involved in a freak accident where a horse was launched onto his car.
Ian Tilston, 34, needed major brain surgery and can no longer see or walk following the crash on January 10 2022. He was driving from his home in Hawarden, North Wales to work in Nantwich on the M56 when his life changed forever.
As Ian exited at junction 10, a car in front hit a horse which had escaped from a nearby field. The horse then hit his car, crushing both the vehicle and himself. Ian was rushed to Salford Royal Hospital where underwent life-saving brain surgery and multiple procedures to rebuild his face, reports the ECHO.
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Speaking more than a year on from the accident on January 10, 2022, Ian's brother, Adam, told the ECHO: "He was put in an induced coma for a few weeks and when he woke up they moved him to The Walton Centre. He had a number of surgeries and they even rebuilt his face.
"His entire face was crushed in the crash and he had to have a piece of his skull removed for surgery. He looked an absolute mess after the accident and we only knew it was him through his nose. He's been at the Walton Centre for a year now. He's had life-changing injuries as a result of this. He's lost his vision and can't walk so he needs 24-hour care.
"They're looking to discharge him but we need somewhere for him to go. We're trying to transform our mum's house now. We want him home to be able to enjoy some quality of life. We just want to get something in place for him. Police at the time said it was a freak accident and the fences were in fine condition but horses had since escaped."
Adam explained that Salford Royal told him the
The family of a missing Scots man have issued a heart-wrenching plea for him to come home a month after he disappeared. Officers are re-appealing for information to help find Andrew Linton who vanished from Kilwinning.
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