It’s been one month since a man with Down syndrome went missing from his Toronto home.
Police have identified the 37-year-old man only as Nathan. He has ties to Waterloo region, having lived in the area until late last year. He was last seen May 12 at 7 p.m. near his home in the area of Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue W. in Toronto.
Toronto police, in a policy that took effect in February, no longer release the surname of missing people to better protect their privacy in the future.
On Sunday, Nathan’s cousin — Jason — spoke with reporters at Victoria Park in Kitchener. In line with Toronto police’s policy, CBC News is not using Jason’s surname.
He said the situation remains “a large struggle” for the family.
“We are now pleading for the public’s assistance of any information about Nathan,” Jason said.
He said Nathan “is very, very capable of looking after himself,” has “held several jobs and he’s very friendly to anybody and everybody.”
“Nathan enjoyed going for his morning coffees in Toronto and in the K-W area to Tim Horton’s or a burger at McDonald’s or Wendy’s.”
Jason said the family believes Nathan is making his way to the K-W area where his father passed away in December 2022.
Jason is pleading with anyone with information to contact police.
“Nothing is too small to tell us. We just want to know that Nathan is safe and we just want to bring him home, no matter what. We miss his laugh. His laugh was very contagious to everybody.”
