It has been six years since a person went lacking after leaving his Courtenay, B.C., house in 2020.
Michael Gazetas was final seen on Jan. 31 of that yr.
The 51-year-old had left his purple 2011 Ford Ranger pickup truck and gone into the backcountry as he was recognized to do.
His truck was final noticed within the Gold River space, about 140 km away, however Comox Valley RCMP mentioned that regardless of in depth searches on the time and ongoing efforts, neither Gazetas nor his truck have been situated.
RCMP mentioned with many new residents who could be out exploring Vancouver Island’s backcountry, together with hikers, hunters, campers, photographers and mushroom pickers, police are asking folks to maintain a lookout, particularly in Northern Vancouver Island.
“It stays potential that Michael’s car could also be in a location not seen from the street or in terrain that’s troublesome to achieve,” RCMP mentioned in a release posted online.
“Pure adjustments within the panorama over time — together with erosion, fallen timber, and shifting vegetation — could reveal areas that had been beforehand obscured.”
Gazetas’ sisters, Calliope and Sophie, haven’t given up on discovering their brother.
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“It might be very nice to know this in my lifetime, what occurred to our brother,” Calliope Gazetas mentioned.
“However , the principle concrete factor we all know is he left and he didn’t come again. Some days I can sit with that and be OK with that and a few days I simply actually need to know what occurred.”
Sophie Peerless mentioned the anniversary of their brothers’ disappearance is at all times a difficult time.
“I believe each January is at all times a little bit troublesome, simply to have that yearly reminder that that is when our brother disappeared and we nonetheless don’t know what occurred to him,” she mentioned.
Anybody who sees a purple Ford Ranger with licence plate HX4109, or has info associated to the disappearance of Michael Gazetas is requested to name the Comox Valley RCMP at (250) 338-1321 and seek advice from file 2020-1779.
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