Toronto Police say crews are searching for a missing man after an empty boat was found several kilometres away in Hamilton.
Police said they are looking for Peter Ashby, an 84-year-old man who went missing after taking his boat out.
He was last seen Thursday at noon leaving Queen City Yacht Club on the Toronto Island with a 27-foot sailboat named “Resolute.”
Ashby is described as five-foot-five, weighing 160 pounds with a thin build. He has short white hair and is clean shaven.
He was last seen wearing beige shorts, a forest green jacket, white t-shirt with a fish on the back and a white “Tilley” hat, and a watch with a black strap.
A vessel was located just outside the Burlington Lift Bridge at about 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Hamilton Police told Global News.
Hamilton police said they are holding the area and assisting in the search alongside Toronto police and marine unit.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the authorities.
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