Police are renewing their appeal for help to find a brain-injured senior who disappeared after heading out for a walk in South Burnaby and likely spent the night in sub-freezing cold.
“We are extremely concerned for the welfare of Thomas Tremblay, and we’re asking anyone lives in the South Burnaby area to check their yards, sheds, or any unlocked vehicles to see if he sought shelter from the freezing cold,” said Sgt. Steve Addison of the Vancouver Police Department. “With snow falling overnight and temperatures below freezing, we are in a race against time to bring him home safely.”
Coqutitlam Search and Rescue have been activated to assist with the search.
Tremblay, 68, left his home near Fraser Street and East 53rd Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Friday. He told his caregiver he was heading out for a walk, but failed to return at dinnertime, as expected.
VPD investigators believe he last used his Compass Card around 1 p.m. yesterday at Edmonds Station, and that he may have been heading to Byrne Creek Park in South Burnaby.
“Police conducted extensive searches throughout the evening and into the night, however we’ve been unable to locate Mr. Tremblay,” adds Addison. “We hope he sought shelter from the cold, and are asking anyone who lives in South Burnaby to take a few minutes to check their properties.”
Tremblay is white, five-foot-eight, has a medium build, and short grey hair. He walks with a cane, and was last seen wearing a black toque, a blue face mask, a green Taiga jacket, dark blue rain pants, and Columbia boots.
Anyone who finds Thomas Tremblay is asked to call 9-1-1 and stay with him until first responders arrive.
