The search for a missing Kelowna senior continued on Sunday.
It was the fourth day of search for Gordon Solloway who has been missing since Thursday.
According to police, the Kelowna man went missing after leaving home around 7:30 a.m. that day to go to the James Lake area.
The recreation site, with opportunities to fish, camp and boat, is around a 50-minute drive from downtown Kelowna.
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) said over the multi-day search they have covered a large wilderness area east of Kelowna from James Lake south to Big White.
“We’ve done about 3,000 square kilometers of back roads, side roads, logging roads. Everywhere we feel a truck can get into we’ve probably driven down it,” said COSAR’s Duane Tresnich.
Tresnich said Sunday’s search for the 74-year-old included teams searching on the ground using ATVs and utility vehicles.
The Civil Air Search and Rescue Association also flew over the search area on Sunday, as did a helicopter.
“We don’t believe he is lost…We are not sure what exactly happened but we are trying to find him.”
Police said Solloway was expected to be back home within a few hours of his Thursday morning departure but didn’t return.
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RCMP said the senior has both health and mobility issues and uses a cane at times to help him get around.
On Friday, police released a photo from surveillance video that shows Solloway fuelling his vehicle at a gas station on Highway 33 in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood.
RCMP said Solloway was at the gas station “shortly after leaving his home” on Thursday.
Police said he was driving a grey 2012 Dodge Ram with B.C. licence plate HM3670.
According to police, the pickup has a cover over the bed, a subtle red stripe on the side and a “Kelowna Ram” sticker on the back window.
On Saturday, RCMP and COSAR were out searching for Solloway east of Kelowna.
Police released information about his vehicle on Saturday and a picture of a similar truck in the hopes of spurring more public tips about the case.
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