A second full day of searching for a young Roaches Line, N.L., man who went missing as a blizzard intensified in eastern Newfoundland early Friday afternoon has ended without success.
But his father, Wayne Wall, is not losing faith that his son, Josh Wall, 26, will be found alive.
“I’m remaining hopeful. It’s another night that he’s out there,” Wayne told CBC News Sunday evening.
Bay Roberts RCMP, the Avalon North Wolverines Search and Rescue and a CH149 Cormorant from 9 Wing Gander were all part of the search fon Sunday, along with an RCMP police dog.
The search is expected to resume on Monday, though with the added challenge of a weather forecast that shows more snow, up to 15 centimetres, followed by rain showers or drizzle in the morning.
“It is now believed that Joshua may have made it out of the wooded area, where he was walking to get to a friend’s home in Marysvale, and back onto Roaches Line,” an RCMP press release said Sunday. Roaches Line is a village in the area of Conception Bay North.
“Residents in the general area are asked to search their properties, vehicles, sheds and other outbuildings, in the event Joshua sought shelter there.”
Glenda Power, a civilian spokesperson for the RCMP, told CBC Sunday that attempts were made to search for Wall when he was reported missing, but the blizzard conditions hampered those efforts.
Police received information that Wall may have taken side roads and trails, she said. A man was seen on Roaches Line yesterday, she said, but it’s not been confirmed that it was Wall.
The family is “distraught,” Power said, and concerned for Wall’s safety.
Anyone who has information is asked to call Bay Roberts RCMP at 709-786-2118.
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