Saint John police looking for man last seen on boat
The Saint John Police Force station is seen at 1 Peel Plaza in Saint John, N.B.
The Saint John Police Force is looking for a 75-year-old man who was last seen in a boat Monday afternoon.
According to a news release from police, the unnamed man was last spotted tying his boat to an offshore buoy near the 40 block of Beach Road around 2:15 p.m. Rescue teams are searching the shoreline and the waters by helicopter and boat.
The man is described as having grayish-black receding hair. He wore a diabetic patch on his left shoulder, water shoes, shorts and a dark shirt.
Anyone with information on the man is asked to call police at 506-648-3333, or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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