THE mother of missing Port Stephens man Adrian Drummond believes she will not see her eldest son alive again, but still hands out flyers in the hope she can at least find him.
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Leonie Drummond said she and her son had been estranged with mental illness coming between not only the pair, but Mr Drummond and the rest of his family.
"He was suffering from depression," Ms Drummond said. "He disassociated himself with the family about five years ago."
It is believed Mr Drummond, 31, was going through a severe bout of depression when about 10.15am on Saturday, July 26, he set fire to his Soldiers Point Road home and disappeared.
At the time of his disappearance he was believed to have been travelling in a white Toyota Landcruiser with the registration UFP 727.
Port Stephens Local Area Command crime manager Detective Inspector George Radmore said it was "unusual" that 11 weeks after Mr Drummond's disappearance the car had not been sighted.
While it is understood mental illness plagued Mr Drummond, a former student of Grahamstown Public and Irrawang High schools, he was still hardworking.
He regularly showed up to Holbert's Oyster Farm in Salamander Bay where he worked for 12 years.
But on Friday, July 25, he left work at the end of the day and did not return.
Holbert's Oyster Farm and supplies co-owner Guy Holbert described Mr Drummond as a "good guy" and a "good mate".
Mr Drummond was described as being of Caucasian appearance with brown hair and beard, thin build and between 160 and 170 centimetres tall.
Anyone with information about Mr Drummond's disappearance is urged to phone Raymond Terrace Police Station on 4983 7599 or Crime Stoppers on 1300 333 000.