Fears for missing British woman after 'her camper van is stolen while driving back from Spain'

Published: 08:39, 26 May 2026 | Updated: 08:39, 26 May 2026 A British woman from Wiltshire has gone missing after her camper van was stolen while on a long journey to the UK from Spain's Costa Blanca. Wendy Iles' worried daughter Louise, who has already contacted UK police, said late on Monday she had last heard from her mum around 9pm Sunday in the Alfafar area in Valencia. Louise said her mum and her dog Beau were travelling from Cumbre del Sol near Javea to Caen, France, to get the ferry back to the UK but missed their ferry crossing on May 23. She appealed for information on her mother's whereabouts on an expat forum, alongside a picture of her and the dog.  She said of her mum: 'Under 5ft tall travelling with Springer Spaniel, although camper and passports now thought to be stolen. Phone now off.' Louise replied to one well-wisher who asked why she thought the camper van and passports had been stolen, saying: 'I'm going with my last conversation with her where she was without the vehicle and had reported it stolen.' She added in a second message on her social media after getting an Interpol reference number:  'If anyone I know has any family, friends or contacts in Spain please can you share this post with them to see if there has been any sightings of my mum in the Valencia area. Wendy Iles (pictured) has been missing after starting a long road journey to get back from Spain's Costa Blanca to the UK Wendy Iles was accompanied by her Springer Spaniel  Beau on the journey 'British police will not track her bank transactions until she's classed as high risk, and Spanish police will not search until 48 hours have passed. 'Last heard from her 9pm UK time [Sunday] in the Alfafar area. 'She is very confused and did not turn up at the hotel I suggested she stay at whilst we get her camper van sorted. Phone not active since 9.45pm [Sunday].' Last month Paul Daniel Strange, 70, vanished the same day he was due to start the long drive back in his van from the fishing and tourist town of Palomares in Almeria in south-east Spain to Essex where he lives. The retired builder and locksmith, from Leigh-on-Sea, had been staying at a friend's apartment. Fortunately dad-of-three Paul turned up safe and well within hours of his loved ones going public with a plea for help - but not before his son and son-in-law flew to Spain to look for him. On February 11 British holidaymaker Iain Stanley, 79, vanished in Nerja on the eastern Costa del Sol after leaving an apartment near the town's Perla Marina hotel. Tragically he was found dead after a week-long police search of the area. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.