37-year-old man goes missing from Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man.
Geoffrey Kolomaya was reported last seen in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg, on Aug. 10, an RCMP news release said Tuesday.
The Cross Lake RCMP detachment received a report on Sunday that he was missing from an address on Sawmill Road in Pimicikamak (Cross Lake). Kolomaya's family told investigators they hadn't heard from him since Aug. 4.
He is five feet nine inches, weighs 180 pounds and has very short black hair and brown eyes, RCMP said.
He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, a green-and-brown graphic T-shirt, a hat and black steel-toe work boots.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Cross Lake RCMP at 204-676-2600.
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers online or at 1-800-222-8477.
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