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OPP helicopter circling Bobcaygeon in search of missing man

UPDATE: Police say Mr Bartley has been found at 10:30 this morning and appears to be in good health! 

KAWARTHA LAKES-Peterborough County OPP have set up a command post just outside of Bobcaygeon as a number of officers fanned out to search for a missing 90 year old man.

Ken Bartley was last seen around 10:00 a.m. on Ellwood Crescent near Bobcaygeon but technically in Trent Lakes. Police say when his son went to get him for dinner around 6pm Bartley was gone.

A search of the area utilizing the Central Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and a canine unit was immediately commenced but was suspended after midnightdue to darkness. The OPP helicopter began circling the Bobcaygeon area at 8 am this morning looking for the man, the K-9 unit as well as the ERT team are also on the ground in Bobcaygeon.

Helicopter circling Bobcaygeon this morning

Bartely is described as M/W, 5’8, 140lbs, slim build, gray/black balding hair, Blue eyes, wearing black framed eye glasses and walks with a slight limp. He was last seen wearing a dark brown plaid shirt, dark blue jeans, a black puffy style down type jacket and black running shoes with Velcro closures.

The OPP have determined that Mr. Bartley was last seen at approximately 10:00a.m., and it is believed that he was on foot walking east on Moonline Road. He is known to walk extensively in the area and although in physically good health, his family and the OPP are concerned for his wellbeing.

Officers are asking people who reside in the area to please check their properties and any outbuildings

Anyone who may have information on the whereabouts of Mr. Bartley is asked to please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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