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Missing senior from Courtice located

Durham police are searching for Thomas Etherington of Courtice.
Durham police are searching for Thomas Etherington of Courtice. DRPS

UPDATE:

Durham police have located a missing senior.

Thomas Etherington, 81, was last seen on Wednesday around 12:30 p.m. leaving his residence on Varcoe Road in Courtice to go shopping.

“He did not return home and extensive searches yesterday could not locate him. He remains missing today,” Durham Regional Police Service said Thursday.

READ MORE: Durham police search for missing fisherman in Lake Scugog

Police say he has a cottage in the Omemee area which was checked by the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP.

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Police later Thursday said Etherington was involved in a minor collision on Highway 401 and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

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He will be returned to his home.

 

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