NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Oct. 22 update
As of Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 the ground search in the area of Georgian Bay Township where the missing male Eric Spencer of Thornbury is believed to have gone missing has been scaled back to officers on regular patrol.
Investigators will be turning their efforts to using other investigative techniques in an attempt to locate the missing male. Anyone who may have seen or has information about the missing male is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Original release
GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP - Members of the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been searching in the area of South Bay Road and Honey Harbour Road in Georgian Bay Township area since early last evening. Officers were dispatched at 6:44 p.m. Oct. 17, 2018 after a Honey Harbour Road resident noted a a male secured his vehicle on their property and failed to return for it. Currently detachment officers are being assisted in their ground search by members of the OPP K-9 Unit, OPP Emergency Response Unit (ERT), OPP Helicopter Unit (CF-OPP) and the OPP Mobile Support Unit (MSU) is at the scene.
The missing male has been identified as Eric Spencer of Thornbury, Ont. and he is described as being a white male, 60 years of age, 173 cm tall, 78 kg in weight, green eyes, light brown hair, thin build, wearing a dark spring/fall jacket, a grey sweatshirt, beige casual pants, red baseball cap and black or brown boots. See the attached recent photo for more details.
If you have any information about the missing person or have seen him please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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