Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK.
While most are found and reunited with their families, for some the heartbreak continues.
Missing People is a UK charity that provides confidential 24-hour support to missing people and their loved ones.
The gallery below contains the faces of 57 people who have been missing for more than a year in the North West:
You can report a sighting - free and confidentially - by calling 116 000, emailing [email protected], completing our online sightings form HERE.
9. Brian Blakeman
Age at disappearance: 77 | Missing since: December 12, 2023 | Missing from: Skelmersdale | Reference number: 24-096470 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
10. Ausrine Nekrosiude
Age at disappearance: 38 | Missing since October 27, 2022 | Missing from Crew in Cheshire | Reference number: 23-003517 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
11. Isabella Skelton
Age at disappearance: 35 | Missing since: June 5, 1969 | Missing from: Crumpsall in Greater Manchester | Reference number: 23-001223 | mi
12. Denis Haliaj
Age at disappearance: 17 | Missing since: August 15, 2021 | Missing from Crumpsall in Manchester | Reference number: 21-003282 | www.missingpeople.org.uk