MORE than 100 well-wishers gathered on the Wye Bridge to pay tribute to their missing friend, Rikki Baldwin.

Messages were written on two England flags and a huge number of flowers and cards were left to remember music-lover Mr Baldwin who has not been seen since April 9 when he fell from the bridge.

Mr Baldwin of Sedbury comes from a well-known Lydney family.

His step-father, Mr Duncan Peters said: "It's amazing to see so many people here. It just shows how loved Rikki was.

"He was someone who lived life to the full. He loved his decks and was hoping to get into the clubs."

Many of the people who left tributes were still too distressed to talk about Mr Baldwin.

Many of the messages expressed the difficulty friends were having coming to terms with Mr Baldwin's disappearance.

A Facebook group set up to show support now has nearly 8,500 members and many messages are from people who hope the 24-year-old will still return home.

Anyone with information should call Gloucestershire Police on 101 quoting incident number 29 of April 9.