POLICE are urgently searching for a missing 24-year-old who was last seen shopping in London Road.

Max Garvey from Brighton, was last seen at 9.43am on Wednesday inside a DIY store on the busy high street.

The 24-year-old is 5ft 9, of athletic build and with short brown hair.

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He was last seen wearing dark coloured jeans, a dark coloured hooded top underneath a green zip up coat, white trainers, a beige baseball cap and carrying a dark blue rucksack.

A spokesman from Sussex Police said: "If you see Max or have information on his whereabouts please report this online or call 101 quoting reference 349 of 05/05."