UPDATE:

On Feb. 8, 2024, the Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment requested the public’s assistance in locating a 62-year-old Kamloops man. He has since been located and is safe. The Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment thanks the public for their assistance.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment is asking for the public’s help locating a missing Kamloops man.

The Mounties say 62-year old Brett Drake left his home on Tuesday evening around 8am.

His vehicle was located abandoned in a pullout off Highway 1 East near Savona the next morning at around 7am.

“Brett’s truck was found by CP Police yesterday morning and appeared to be stuck at the edge of a steep embankment,” said Corporal Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson. “Kamloops Search and Rescue was deployed to the area, along with the Police Dog Service Unit and the Forensic Identification Unit’s drone, but he was not located. The search is ongoing and continuing today.”

Police are asking the public for any information or video that may help locate Brett, including any sightings of him or his truck, between the time he left home at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, and the time his vehicle was discovered around 7:30 a.m., Wednesday.

Brett is described as a white man, about 5-foot-10, 160 lbs with grey hair and blue eyes.

His vehicle is a 2022 blue, full-size Chevy Silverado, which had a pair of snowmobiles on the back at the time.

Anyone with information that may help locate Brett is asked to please contact the Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment at 250-314-1800.