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Search is on for Merritt cowboy likely missing since weekend
Police and search and rescue groups are scouring areas near Merritt after a cowboy was reported missing.
Merritt RCMP say the search is on its second day. Police were advised of a horse with no rider and full gear around 12:30 p.m. on Monday (Jan. 28).
Local loggers had located the horse earlier in the day and told local ranchers, who retrieved the horse and were able to identify its owner.
A 32-year-old man who works for a local ranch was identified as the missing rider, and had been on his days off when he went missing.
The man had last been seen Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., but it's unknown when he rode into the back country.
Nicola Valley Search and Rescue along with Kamloops SAR are coordinating the search efforts, while teams from the Shuswap, Penticton, Princeton, Logan Lake, Central Okanagan, Chilliwack and Surrey have been called in to help.
Nearly 40 SAR members were onsite Monday evening with Police Dog Services, snowmobiles and RCMP Air support. Air searches by SAR, PEP Air and Drones were also conducted overnight.
Hunt on for missing Merritt cowboy after riderless horse found
Searchers look for cowboy whose horse returned without him in Merritt, B.C.
Police and search and rescue groups are scouring areas near Merritt after a cowboy was reported missing.
Merritt RCMP say the search is on its second day. Police were advised of a horse with no rider and full gear around 12:30 p.m. on Monday (Jan. 28).
Local loggers had located the horse earlier in the day and told local ranchers, who retrieved the horse and were able to identify its owner.
A 32-year-old man who works for a local ranch was identified as the missing rider, and had been on his days off when he went missing.
The man had last been seen Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., but it's unknown when he rode into the back country.
Nicola Valley Search and Rescue along with Kamloops SAR are coordinating the search efforts, while teams from the Shuswap, Penticton, Princeton, Logan Lake, Central Okanagan, Chilliwack and Surrey have been called in to help.
Nearly 40 SAR members were onsite Monday evening with Police Dog Services, snowmobiles and RCMP Air support. Air searches by SAR, PEP Air and Drones were also conducted overnight.
Hunt on for missing Merritt cowboy after riderless horse found
Searchers look for cowboy whose horse returned without him in Merritt, B.C.
