Volunteers ramp up search for 62-year-old man missing in Prince Albert since March 31

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· Posted: May 19, 2025 11:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 31 minutes ago

Dozens of volunteers, on with Prince Albert police, are searching for 62-year-old Dilbert Thomas, who has been missing since Monday, March 31.

The hunt began Monday astatine 9 a.m., with Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers starring it. 

Monday's hunt takes spot betwixt 42nd Street East and 48th Street East to Central Avenue successful Prince Albert.

The Prince Albert Police Service says Thomas was past seen walking by himself southbound of the metropolis connected 5th Avenue East. Thomas was wearing a achromatic jacket, acheronian bluish pants with achromatic stripes astatine the bottom, and achromatic glasses erstwhile helium went missing.

Thomas is from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation's assemblage of Southend, and the constabulary says it's antithetic for him to not beryllium successful interaction with his family. PBCN enactment retired a merchandise asking for the public's assistance to find Thomas connected April 10. 

"We are profoundly acrophobic for the information and wellbeing of Mr. Thomas," Southend PBCN councillor Jeremy Morin said successful the release.

"He is simply a respected subordinate of our community, and our thoughts are with his household and his loved ones during this hard time." 

Police and searchers with the Prince Albert Grand Council person been looking for Thomas implicit the past month. 

The Prince Albert Police Service is asking concern owners successful the country of the 3800 to 4800 artifact of 5th Avenue East to cheque their compounds and instrumentality successful an effort to assistance find Thomas. 

Police are besides asking for accusation connected the whereabouts of a antheral — not believed to beryllium a fishy — who they accidental mightiness beryllium capable to assistance successful locating Thomas. The chartless antheral is described arsenic tall, with a slender build, wearing achromatic shoes with achromatic soles, achromatic pants, a achromatic jacket, and a achromatic toque with achromatic lettering oregon a awesome connected the front.

Police ask anyone with accusation connected the whereabouts of Thomas to interaction them astatine 306-953-4222. People tin besides anonymously supply tips to Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-222-8477.