Revelstoke Search & Rescue is searching for an Alberta man who last contacted his family on Saturday, saying he was going on a solo snowmobiling ride in the Revelstoke area. His red, 2006 Dodge Ram truck was located in the Boulder Mountain parking lot on Sunday. On Monday morning, the man was declared a missing person by police.
Travis Allen Brown, 42, is from Drayton Valley, Alberta. Revelstoke Search & Rescue has been activated and are currently in the initial stages of the search, said the Revelstoke RCMP in a media release sent out early Monday afternoon.
In a statement, Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Thomas Blakney said that Brown last spoke with his family at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, saying he was going on a solo ride. Later in the day, family members tried to contact his cell phone, but it is turned off and goes to voicemail.
Brown was expected to return home to Alberta on Monday morning, and he has now been declared a missing person.
Police are asking anyone who may have seen Brown in Revelstoke or while snowmobiling to contact them. They have provided the following description of Brown and his riding gear:
He is a Caucasian male, 42, 185 cm tall (6’1”) and 77 kilos (170 lbs.) with blond hair and brown eyes. His family believes he was riding a 2014 Polaris RMK that is red and white in colour. He is believed to be wearing a brighter green Helly Hansen snowmobile outfit with a green leaf pattern on both the matching jacket and pants. He was wearing a snowmobile helmet with green camouflage goggles.
Police are requesting anyone who may have been in contact with Brown in the past 48 hours to call the Revelstoke RCMP at 250-837-5255 or call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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