Search for missing man with dementia called off in Saanich, B.C.

Search and rescue volunteers have called off their search for a missing 64-year-old man suffering from dementia in the Mount Douglas area, near Victoria, according to the man’s family.

Chris Dube went missing from the Broadmead Lodge care facility in Saanich on Saturday evening.

Earlier this week, facility officials said they were “deeply concerned” for the man’s safety and were working closely with police and the family to support search efforts.

Brittany Dube, the missing man’s niece, said the search was called off Wednesday night, calling the decision “heartbreaking.”

At the time of his disappearance, Dube was wearing a baseball cap, a winter coat with the Cleveland Browns logo and a Reebok backpack with a purple design.

A Saanich police news release describes the missing man as approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, with blue eyes, shaggy brown hair and a gray goatee.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Saanich police at 250-475-4321.