Nova Scotia Health asks for help locating missing patient in Guysborough County
Barrett Fraser is pictured in a handout photo from Nova Scotia Health.
Nova Scotia Health is asking the public for help in locating a missing patient.
Barrett Fraser, 43, is missing from an address in Guysborough County, according to a news release from the health authority.
Fraser is described at five-foot-nine, 214 pounds, with short brown and grey hair and a brown and grey beard.
'The patient's risk to himself and others increases with the length of time he is away from treatment,' reads the release.
Nova Scotia Health asks anyone with information about the missing patient to contact their local law enforcement agency.
For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
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