Missing Persons Awareness Day is Wednesday.
While missing persons are usually reported to police by family members, you do not have to be a relative to report a person missing. There is also no time limit – all missing person investigations remain open until they are resolved. Even information about a person who went missing 30 years ago could provide important evidence to resolve an active case today.
In Parry Sound, there are two missing person cases which have not yet been solved. The oldest case is that of Diane Prevost who was two-years-old at the time of her disappearance in Grundy Lake nearly 52 years ago. The second missing person is Shaun “Sandy” Mullen, 59, who disappeared in spring of this year.
Mullen was last seen on April 3 in Parry Sound, with a possible sighting in the evening of April 18, 0n Highway 141 in the Village of Humphrey Ontario.
Mullen is described as approximately 5 foot 8 inches tall and about 145 pounds. Police believe he is carrying a knapsack and wearing a grey hoodie or hooded coat and red baseball style hat.
The RCMP also holds a DNA database where an unidentified missing person can be compared to a known missing person case. This system is interconnected globally through INTERPOL DNA databases which is a global effort to locate missing people.
If you have information about a missing person or need help to find a loved one and have not contacted the police, then Missing Persons Awareness Day is your chance to do so. The information that you possess may help find or identify a missing person and bring a resolution to their family members and friends.
