Police issue silver alert for missing Winnipeg man
Update: This person has been found and all identifying information about them has been removed.
Winnipeg police are looking for the public's help in finding a missing 65-year-old man.
The Winnipeg Police Service said he was last seen in the Leila North area of Winnipeg on Sunday, Sept. 3, around 3:45 p.m.
Police say he is approximately five foot five in height, with a thin build and shoulder-length brown hair.
He wears prescription glasses, and was last seen wearing a brown baseball cap, dark grey zip-up sweater, dark coloured jeans, and possibly black running shoes.
Police are concerned for his well-being and is asking anyone with any information regarding his whereabouts to contact the Winnipeg Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 204-986-6250.
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