CAMH patient found after reported missing during supervised walk, Toronto police say

Toronto police say a patient who went missing from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has been found after being reported missing.

In a news release Saturday afternoon, police said 35-year-old Gashawbeza Gasha Kefene went missing from the medical facility, which is located near College Street and Spadina Avenue.

He was reported missing following an escorted walk just before 12:30 p.m. Friday, police said.

Police said at the time Kefene posed a “public safety concern” but did not explain why.

On Saturday evening, police announced that Kefene had been found.

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This was the second time Kefene has gone missing from the medical facility, having previously disappeared on Dec. 31.

News of his disappearance comes as CAMH has faced a lot of criticism after numerous patients have gone missing from the facility recently.

In the most recent incident, a 28-year-old patient at the facility went missing on Aug. 6 for the second time in just over one month.

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– With files from The Canadian Press