Clothing belonging to missing man Shaun Ritchie found by searchers Clothing belonging to a missing 20-year-old man has been found by searchers, police said. Speaking to STV News, a spokeswoman confirmed that items that had been worn by Shaun Ritchie had been discovered on Tuesday. Mr Ritchie was last seen in a wooded area between Strichen and the A98 in Aberdeenshire on Friday October 31. The clothing was found as part of ongoing searches within the vicinity of where he was last seen. Specialist searchers, dog handlers and volunteers from the police and Braemar Mountain Rescue Teams are still searching the area along with friends and family of the missing man. Inspector George Cordiner said: "We want to stress this is still a missing person enquiry. Items of Shaun's clothing have been found a distance from where he was last seen and this indicates that he may have been disorientated and seeking shelter. It is now a week since Shaun was last seen and as time goes by we are increasingly concerned for his welfare. We are continuing to search a large open area of land around where Shaun was last seen. Police officers will also be in the Fraserburgh area tonight and will visit licensed premises in an attempt to retrace Shaun's last movements as well as distributing posters. Speculation around what might have happened to Shaun before he went missing is not helpful at this time and may cause unnecessary upset to his family. The last known sighting of Shaun was in the area between Strichen and the A98 Fraserburgh to Banff Road after he had been for a night out on Friday, October 31, 2014. Anyone with information can contact Police Scotland on 101. Earlier on Friday Mr Ritchie's family appealed to anyone who has any information about his disappearance to contact police. They said: "With every passing day we're becoming more and more worried about Shaun. We all love him dearly and the last six days have been a nightmare for all his family and friends, not knowing where he is. If anyone knows anything about where Shaun is, if they saw him last Friday night or since then, we'd ask them please, please get in touch with the police and give them any information you may have.