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Global News
6 days ago
- Global News
Missing Teulon area man's car found near Starbuck
A relative of a missing Teulon, Man.-area man says she's 'holding out for a miracle' that her loved one will be found. Lana Knor's second cousin, 69-year-old Stewart Campbell, was last seen around 3:30 a.m. on July 15. He was reported missing by friends to Stonewall RCMP two days later. On July 24, RCMP located his vehicle on Road 3 West, north of Highway 2, roughly seven kilometres east of Starbuck. Campbell was not with the vehicle. 'He pulled off here because he was out of gas,' Knor said. 'He had his cat with him, and nobody knows where he is from there.' Knor said Campbell, a lifelong Interlake cattle producer, suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, and friends had been trying to get him help after noticing changes in his behaviour. Story continues below advertisement 'We assume he has dementia or something very wrong with memory loss,' she said. 'Every tip is looked into to see if we can get any leads, but as for now, we're at a status quo,' said Manitoba RCMP Media Relations Officer Melanie Roussel. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'We're still asking the public, though, to check their video surveillance, their cameras, check their property in the area of the RM of Rockwood and near Stonewall or even in the RM of Mcdonald where the vehicle was recovered there near Highway 2.' View image in full screen 69-year-old Stewart Campbell was reported missing on July 17. Manitoba RCMP located his vehicle on a dirt road east of Starbuck a week later. 'We're just playing a guessing game and we don't have a clue,' said his second cousin Lana Knor. Submitted by Lana Knor RCMP issued a Silver Alert, a notification of a missing vulnerable adult, for Campbell on July 18 on social media. The family of another missing Manitoba man is petitioning the House of Commons to create a National Silver Alert System that would send geographically-targeted notifications to cellphones in the area of the missing person. Story continues below advertisement While the RCMP has access to the National Public Alerting System, which sends emergency notifications to phones and broadcasts, they are not authorized to use it to push Silver Alerts. 'It's just not in the criteria for that, so you would not never get a signal on your phone like you would do for a tornado watch or that kind of situation,' Roussel said. Knor says an alert may have helped in Campbell's case. 'He was quiet. He minded his own business. But if somebody had gotten a picture of him on their cellphone, they would have went, 'Hey, I saw that guy,' right? And maybe there would be reports,' she said. Knor says she is trying to remain optimistic her relative will be found. 'The clock is ticking. He's been missing now quite a long time,' she said. She urges people in the Starbuck and Teulon areas to check their properties for him. 'He's been a survivor and independent for most of his life, so I'm gonna cross my fingers that that has kicked in… and that he's just somewhere we haven't found him yet. 'But regardless of the outcome, we just want to find him.' Story continues below advertisement Manitoba RCMP describe Campbell as approximately five-feet-eight-inches tall, 110 lbs. with shaggy grey hair, blue eyes, and clean-shaven. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 911, Crime Stoppers, or the Stonewall RCMP at 204-467-5015.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
86-year-old skydiver's quest for 1,000 jumps brings her to Georgia
The Brief Kim Knor has been traveling the country at the age of 86 with the goal of reaching 1,000 skydives. Knor earned a gold medal at the 1962 world championships and was inducted into the International Skydiving Hall of Fame in 2013. Her latest was at Skydive Monroe in Georgia over the Memorial Day weekend. MONROE, Ga. - A seasoned skydiver who has spent decades in the air is one step closer to accomplishing her goal of reaching 1,000 jumps. Now 86 years old, Kim Knor has been visiting jump zones across the country. Advertisement Her latest stop was at Skydive Monroe in Georgia over the Memorial Day weekend. The backstory In 1959, Knor took her first jump. By her 10th, she had caught the bug to skydive competitively. Though she's faced some physical setbacks, her love for soaring in the air just won't let her quit. She earned a gold medal at the 1962 world championships and was inducted into the International Skydiving Hall of Fame in 2013. Kim Knor wants to do 1,000 jumps and made a stop in Georgia to add one to her total. (FOX5) Despite suffering a number of serious injuries and health scares over the years, Knor remains relentless in pursuing her goal of getting to the milestone, which would earn her gold wings from the U.S. Parachute Association. Advertisement What we know Last weekend's leap of faith at Skydive Monroe was Knor's 784th. Cameras caught the moment she and her instructor launched into the sky for their tandem dive. Thankfully, they floated back down to earth safely for a smooth landing. Kim Knor celebrated after landing safely (FOX5) What they're saying "When you're in the sky, you have to live in the moment," she said. "I don't care if you're flying an airplane or flying yourself like a bird, but you have to be 100% in the moment then. I like that. Don't have to worry about anything down here - anybody, any past, any future - just be in the moment." Advertisement What's next Jump zones across the country have donated dozens of sessions to Knor to help her get to 1,000. She plans to one day write a book about her high-flying experiences. The Source FOX 5 producer Michael Addison reported this story from Monroe.
