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Police searching banks of Mattagami River in efforts to locate missing man

The efforts are focused in the area of Norman Street
2021-04-28 TPS missing Gabriel Murray
Gabriel Murray

UPDATE

Police have found the body of Gabriel Murray. The full update from Timmins Police is available here.

ORIGINAL STORY

NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service is conducting a coordinated search of the banks of the Mattagami River in the Norman Street area in regards to their efforts to locate a missing person.

The Timmins Police Service – Emergency Response Team has been deployed in the area to coordinate a ground search of the immediate area with the assistance of the Timmins Fire Department and members of the Timmins – Porcupine Search and Rescue.

Search efforts of the Mattagami River are currently underway with the use of the Timmins Fire Department rescue vessel and are expected to be bolstered by assistance from the OPP’s marine unit.

The missing person is a 32-year-old resident of Timmins, Gabriel Murray. He is described as:
    •    a Caucasian male person
    •    Height: 6’0” tall
    •    Weight: approximately 270 lbs
    •    Build: heavy
    •    short, straight, unkempt brown hair
    •    brown eyes

He was last seen on Sunday, April 25.  

Clothing descriptors are as follows: grey coat and blue jeans, red shirt and running shoes.  

Anyone with relevant information regarding this matter is asked to contact the Timmins Police Service immediately at 705-264-1201.

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