Slovenian police are searching for a Welsh church minister who went missing on a walking holiday, Britain's Foreign Office said on Saturday.
The 52-year-old Reverend David Fox, from the Penarth United Church near Cardiff, went missing on Monday in the Bohinj area of Slovenia, north-west of the capital Ljubljana.
"We can confirm the reverend David Fox was reported missing on Monday," the Foreign Office said in a statement. "We are in touch with colleagues and are providing consular assistance."
The Alpine Rescue Service are also involved in the search.
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