Man missing from Vancouver Island could be in Kelowna

Police on Vancouver Island believe a missing man may be in the Kelowna area.

Jericho Labonte, 28, has been missing for over a month.

He was seen by a family member in a grocery store in Esquimalt on May 11. His parents reported him missing a few days later because they hadn’t heard from him.

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“Normally he stays in contact with his parents by Facebook and text message…and they hadn’t heard from him at all,” said Bowen Osoko a spokesperson for the Victoria Police Department.

Osoko says the police department is “pretty sure” a man seen in Chilliwack on May 31 was Labonte. At that point, the man believed to be Labonte said he was headed to Kelowna.

The police department says it is out of character for Labonte to go missing and his family is concerned about him. Police are trying to confirm that he is safe.

Victoria Police Department investigators have been in touch with the Kelowna RCMP detachment about the case.

Anyone with information is asked to call 250-995-7654.