A search for a missing 89-year-old man continues in South Rawdon, N.S. on Tuesday, nearly 48 hours after he first disappeared.
Martin McLearn was last seen at his home in South Rawdon — located around 45 minutes north of Halifax — around noon on Sunday.
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Search and rescue crews and multiple RCMP officers are taking part in the ground search while a Department of Natural Resources helicopter is assisting from the air.
Cpl. Dal Hutchinson, a spokesperson with the RCMP says that they don’t believe McLearn’s disappearance to be suspicious.
“We’re concerned about his well-being considering his age and his health issues as well,” he said.
“We would like to find him sooner rather than later.”
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McLearn is described as 5’6″ and weighing approximately 150 to 160 pounds. He has white hair, blue eyes and wears glasses.
He is hard of hearing, may walk with a slight limp and wasn’t operating a vehicle at the time of his disappearance.
McLearn is believed to be wearing rubber boots, dark work pants and possibly a tan overcoat and hat.