Dungarvan Gardai Seek Missing Man

Gardai in Dungarvan have issued an appeal to the people of Waterford to help them locate a man who they say has gone missing. The man who was dressed in red with white fur on his coat and trousers and was wearing a pair of black wellingtons and had a long white beard was last seen earlier this evening. Gardai pulled a man in who they say was sitting in a sleigh pulled by a team of reindeers the leader of which had a red nose.

The Chief Garda in Dungarvan will not name the village which they last saw the man but said that Gardai were out on patrol this evening and the Garda pictured approached the man and asked who he was. The man told the Garda that he was a Mr. Claus.

It is understood that while the Garda went to his car to get a new biro to take down Mr. Claus’ details after the one he was using ran out, Mr Claus left the scene.

The Garda Chief told reporters in Dungarvan that Mr. Claus was later seen in the sky between the Comeragh and Knockmealdown Mountains but would not give a precise location where he was seen.

Garda check points have been set up all across Waterford City and County in a bid to locate Mr Claus to ask him what he was doing in the area. All vehicles are been stopped by members of the Gardai and are getting searched for the man in red.

One reporter asked the Garda Chief if the man dressed in red was wearing a Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Cork, Old Parish or Stradbally jersey. The Garda Chief told the reporter it was a red coat that he was wearing.

The Garda Chief told reporters that Mr Claus on the back of his sleigh had many bags, too numerous to count filled with parcels with the names of children all over the world wrote on them. Amongst the names on some of the parcels were Jack, Julie, Eamon, Emer, Aidan, Amber, Cian, Caoimhe, Fionn, Fiadh, Noah, Niamh, Alex, Aoibhinn, Eddie, Ellie, Liam, Leah, Kyle and Kate.

Gardai have advised that all young children go to bed early this evening as Mr Claus is likely to call to their home at some stage, and to remain in their beds all night.

Earlier this evening Aviation Chiefs at Waterford Airport were contacted by Santa Claus looking for them to keep the sky over Waterford City and County clear of Airplanes and Helicopters, telling them he wanted to get to houses all over the region to deliver presents to both girls and boys all over the world. He told the chief at Waterford Airport that he had already visited countries like Australia, New Zealand, Russia and India and would be heading to America and Canada after he had finished delivering presents in Ireland.

One vet in Dungarvan has said that before children go to bed this evening that they leave some water in a bucket for Santa Claus’ reindeers to drink when they call and maybe something to eat. The vet’s assistant has also suggested that a glass of milk or water and something to eat should be left on the table for Santa Claus to eat as he may be hungry when he calls. The vet’s assistant has also suggested that any naughty elves that may be in a house should be hidden away for the night so as not to frighten Santa Claus or to do something naughty to him like eat or drink what is left out for Santa.

Gardai believe that the man that they saw in a sleigh and a team of 12 reindeers and the man that asked for the sky to be kept clear of airplanes might be the same person.