UPDATE, 12:30 p.m., April 17: York Regional Police are reporting that Honorita Sanson has been located.
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NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police is seeking public assistance to locate a 78-year-old vulnerable man missing from the City of Richmond Hill.
Honorito Sanson was last seen on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at approximately 8:30 p.m. when he walked away from his residence in the area of Royal Orchard Boulevard and Yonge Street. He has not been seen since.
Overnight, officers with the Search and Rescue Unit, Canine Unit and the York Regional Police helicopter Air2 searched the area, but Mr. Sanson was not located.
Police are growing increasingly concerned for his well-being.
Missing:
• 5’5”, 150 lbs
• Medium build
• Brown eyes and wears glasses
• Last seen wearing a black sweater, grey pants, grey flip-flops with no socks and a dark-coloured backpack
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7241 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips or leave an anonymous tip online.
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