In an update Monday, Feb. 19, RCMP say Owen Weld has been found “safe and sound.”
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Mounties in the Lake Cowichan area are asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing man who was last seen on Valentine’s Day.
Police are searching for 19-year-old Owen Weld who was last seen in Lake Cowichan on Feb. 14.
Investigators believe he is driving a black 1997 Toyota Rav4 with B.C. license plate TR728D.
“We are very concerned for Owen and are asking the public to keep a look out for him and his vehicle,” said Const. Brett Urano, a division media relations officer with the B.C. RCMP in a release Friday.
Weld is described as a white man who stands 5’10” with a heavy build. He has blue eyes and short brown hair.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Lake Cowichan RCMP at 250-749-6668 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.