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Family of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes say they don't know where he is
Family and friends of renowned British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes have said they have not been able to visit or contact him for months.
His former sister-in-law told the BBC that she did not know where he was, and nobody had been able to see him.
It has been alleged that Sir Ranulph, 82, has been admitted to a number of care homes under assumed names, after a family rift involving his second wife, Louise Millington-Cotes.
Louise Millington-Cotes did not immediately respond to the allegations, or the BBC's request for comment.
Cheshire Police have said they are aware of the concerns regarding Sir Ranulph, and are satisfied he is living in an appropriate setting with suitable care.
They said there were "no immediate safeguarding concerns".
Sir Ranulph has not been seen in public for nearly two years, just months after opening up about a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
He was the first person to visit both north and south poles by surface means in the early 1980s and has been described by The Guinness Book of Records as "the world's greatest living explorer".
Sir Ranulph's stepson, Alex Millington-Cotes, told Newsnight he wanted to see the power of attorney "removed from my own mother" and placed in the hands of people who have "have fully his best interests in mind".
"He's not an isolated type of person, and so to see him isolated now is very painful," he said.