Search underway for Whitehorse senior missing since Sunday
Whitehorse RCMP are asking residents to check their properties and vehicles — and even boats and RVs in storage — for a 79-year-old man who has been missing since Sunday.
David Eric Godfrey was last seen between 6 and 7 p.m. Sunday in the city's Porter Creek area. Police say they are concerned for the senior's well-being because he was not wearing clothes suitable for cold weather and may not have shoes on.
"Yukon Search and Rescue (YSAR) and RCMP personnel have been fully engaged and searching steadily for Mr. Godfrey and have not located him to date," RCMP said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
Police are urging all Whitehorse residents to search their properties, vehicles and outbuildings, as well as anything they may have under tarps, such as parked boats and recreational vehicles.
People who are interested in helping with the search can report to a command post at the intersection of Sycamore and Beech streets, RCMP said in a Facebook post Tuesday afternoon.
Godfrey is five feet six inches tall with an average build and a long white beard. RCMP have said he walks slowly and may appear disoriented. He was last seen wearing a red jacket, a black and red toque, and brown pants, according to police.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CTV News
13 minutes ago
- CTV News
RCMP investigating suspicious death near Grand Coulee, Sask.
An RCMP detachment can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News) RCMP are investigating after the body of a Regina man was discovered in a rural area near Grand Coulee, Sask. According to police, the body was discovered around 7:25 a.m. on June 10. White Butte RCMP responded and secured the scene soon after. Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes are currently investigating the death, which is considered suspicious at this time. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Aron Lunan of Regina. His family has been notified. Lunan was last seen in Regina's North Central neighbourhood. Police are asking for anyone who saw or had contact with Lunan between the afternoon of Monday, June 9 and morning of Tuesday, June 10 to contact RCMP or submit an anonymous tip to Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers. Lunan is described as five foot, three inches tall with a slim build and brown hair. He was last wearing a black hoodie with skulls and grey flames on it, along with black sweatpants with a praying hand design on them and a green jacket with a white sticker on the upper left side of the chest. He was also known to ride a bike – which is described as an all black Supercycle bike. The front tire forks on the bike are painted white and the word 'fox' is handwritten on the front shock absorber. RCMP have not located the bike at this time. Grand Coulee is located approximately 12 kilometres west of Regina.
Winnipeg Free Press
an hour ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘Vultures' preying on evacuees, Métis leader says
The Manitoba Métis Federation has warned evacuees about a scam that asks for their personal information. It's related to a fake social media post that claims to be from Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand. Chartrand said the federation has been forced to send out thousands of messages explaining that the post isn't from him. It uses a photograph of him that's been copied from the MMF website, to make it look legitimate. MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS FILES A scam targeting wildfire evacuees ripped off an image of Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand. 'This has really upset us,' he said on Wednesday. 'Now these vultures are coming out and they are entering this world of hardship and disaster to take advantage of people.' More than 21,000 Manitobans have been evacuated from wildfire hot spots across the province. Scammers are taking advantage of the circumstances to try to victimize people at their most vulnerable time, whether it's through social media, emails or text messages. Numerous evacuees, even ones who were sent as far away as Niagara Falls, Ont., because of the shortage of hotel rooms here, were posting images of the text messages they had received from scammers who claimed to be from the Canadian Red Cross. They were asked to provide banking information so they could get financial help. Red Cross spokeswoman Heather Hogan said the organization would never ask for personal information via text. During registration, evacuees weren't asked to give their social insurance number, bank account information, a credit card number, or even pay money in return for assistance. 'Unfortunately, there are some people who may try to take advantage of those impacted by a disaster through fraudulent tactics,' Hogan said. 'The Canadian Red Cross communicates only via email, phone, or in person and would never send a link through a text message. 'The Red Cross wants everyone to be cautious of unsolicited requests for payment and confirm any details through official channels.' Hogan encouraged anyone who has been scammed to contact local police. Another scam, reported by the CBC, said a fake website claimed a clothing warehouse in Flin Flon had been destroyed by wildfire. It asked donors to buy the remaining stock by sending money to the owner, a single mother. No such warehouse exists. On Wednesday, both the website and its Facebook account had been deleted. Terry Dojcak, 67, one of thousands of displaced Flin Flon residents, said he has already received several scam emails on his phone, asking for banking and personal information, which he immediately deleted without responding. Dojcak said it was 'disgusting' that people are trying to take advantage of evacuees. '(They should be) hung out to dry somewhere,' he said. A spokesman for the RCMP said no one has reported being scammed. Chartrand said despite the federation's attempts to expose the social media scam using his photo, he is still worried people could fall victim to a fraudster. 'A lot of people could be hurt financially and it could cause hurt to our government and our people,' he said. Sundays Kevin Rollason's Sunday newsletter honouring and remembering lives well-lived in Manitoba. 'I'm very worried some elders may get scammed. The Red Cross is so far behind — there's some 21,000 people — and they are doing direct deposit. That's what the scammers are seeking.' Stephanie Meilleur, director of the federation's community resource department, called the scammers 'despicable.' 'It is horrendous that they have targeted some vulnerable senors and elders,' Meilleur said. 'These people are in dire need of these supports and the scammers are trying to trick people.' — with files from Massimo De Luca-Taronno Kevin RollasonReporter Kevin Rollason is a general assignment reporter at the Free Press. He graduated from Western University with a Masters of Journalism in 1985 and worked at the Winnipeg Sun until 1988, when he joined the Free Press. He has served as the Free Press's city hall and law courts reporter and has won several awards, including a National Newspaper Award. Read more about Kevin. Every piece of reporting Kevin produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
CBC
2 hours ago
- CBC
Police continue search for body of Jennifer Hillier-Penney
About 60 kilometres away from St. Anthony, on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula, the RCMP is involved in a major undertaking down a long dirt road in an area known as Northwest Arm. Officers are actively searching for the body of Jennifer Hillier-Penney, who was first reported missing on Nov. 30, 2016. A crew of about ten men are using two boats — one with remotely operated vehicles and one dragging a sonar device — to search the water near Dean Penney's cabin. Penney was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in December 2023. He's accused of murdering Hillier-Penney, his estranged wife. It's the first time police have searched the area since the ice and snow melted. The RCMP mobile unit and search teams have been set up in the remote location for the last 10 days. The search is very much dependent on wind, weather and resources. Leading down the long dirt road to the search site, faded missing person posters are plastered along the utility poles. Hillier-Penney was last seen at her estranged husband's home in St. Anthony. Dean Penney pleaded not guilty last fall, but remains in custody as he waits for a trial that is set for the entire month of April in 2026. Police have been investigating Hillier-Penney's murder since 2016, but her body has not been found. No one with the search would talk to CBC News, but the police confirmed the presence in Northwest Arm is related to an ongoing investigation. Police say they will update the media when they find something.
