Today marks 28 years since Isle of Wight teenager Damien Nettles disappeared on a night out in Cowes.
His disappearance from the town centre remains a mystery which has never been solved.
He was just 16 at the time he went missing, last seen on Cowes High Street back on November 2, 1996.
He left the family home just after 7pm when his father drove him to his friend’s house in Cowes.
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Damien and his friend then went to the floating bridge to go to East Cowes, to the house of a girl who was having a party.
After leaving the party, Damien was seen at multiple locations in Cowes. After buying chips at Yorkies Chip Shop, he engaged in conversation with a group of men who were later identified as Army members.
Damien’s last positive sighting was in the early hours of November 3, 1996, on CCTV.
He was walking, alone, eating chips on Cowes High Street.
Since his disappearance, Damien’s mother, Valerie, has worked tirelessly with friends and family to keep search efforts for Damien alive, in the hopes that he will be found safe and well.
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