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| Gareth Huntley's mother asks PM David Cameron for help | Gareth Huntley's mother asks PM David Cameron for help |
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| The mother of a missing charity worker has urged Prime Minister David Cameron to put pressure on the Malaysian government to help find him. | |
| Gareth Huntley, from Cricklewood, north London, disappeared on Tuesday after embarking on a trek in Tioman Island. | Gareth Huntley, from Cricklewood, north London, disappeared on Tuesday after embarking on a trek in Tioman Island. |
| His mother, Janet Southwell, from Bradford, has written an open letter to Mr Cameron urging him to speak to the Malaysian leader. | His mother, Janet Southwell, from Bradford, has written an open letter to Mr Cameron urging him to speak to the Malaysian leader. |
| She wrote: "I'm humbly asking you make one phone call to help my missing son." | She wrote: "I'm humbly asking you make one phone call to help my missing son." |
| A Malaysian police team has arrived on the jungle-covered island to search for Mr Huntley, who had been working at the Jura Turtle Project. | A Malaysian police team has arrived on the jungle-covered island to search for Mr Huntley, who had been working at the Jura Turtle Project. |
| A team of up to 30 people and one dog arrived on Saturday to try and find him, locals have told his family. | A team of up to 30 people and one dog arrived on Saturday to try and find him, locals have told his family. |
| 'Out of character' | |
| Mrs Southwell is due to fly out to Malaysia later and hopes to arrive by Monday. | Mrs Southwell is due to fly out to Malaysia later and hopes to arrive by Monday. |
| In her letter to Mr Cameron, she added: "Please do the right thing Prime Minister and make one phone call to the Malaysian leader to insist that they deploy real help to find Gareth before time runs out. | In her letter to Mr Cameron, she added: "Please do the right thing Prime Minister and make one phone call to the Malaysian leader to insist that they deploy real help to find Gareth before time runs out. |
| "He is out there in the jungle and he needs help." | "He is out there in the jungle and he needs help." |
| Mr Huntley's brother Mark, who lives in Leeds, told BBC 5 Live's Stephen Nolan programme that for days it had only been local people and Gareth's friends who were searching for him. | |
| He added he wanted British authorities to "put more pressure on the Malaysian police force and search and rescue to do more to intensify the search". | |
| He said his 34-year-old brother's disappearance was out of character and he would normally be good at keeping in touch. | |
| "For him to not turn up and still be missing at this point - he is not like that, he would have made contact by now," he added. | |
| The family fears Mr Huntley either broke his leg and was unable to get help or was bitten by a snake. | |
| His mother said he should have been back from his trek within two hours and he was carrying water and wearing proper footwear. | |
| His friend Sophie Wilson said the search had been hindered by a lack of dogs or heat-sensing equipment. |