Overview
- Mark Counsell, 31, was last seen by family during a video call on Christmas Day between 9am and 10am.
- He had been travelling in Southeast Asia on a long-planned trip before contact with relatives stopped.
- Gwent Police describe him as 5ft 9in, average build, with short brown hair, a short brown or ginger beard longer on the chin, and last seen in a khaki Fred Perry T-shirt.
- The force has launched an urgent search and is trying to trace his whereabouts overseas.
- Anyone with information is asked to contact Gwent Police on 101 or via social media direct message quoting log 2600001644.