Citizens organize own search for missing Sudbury councillor

Dozens of volunteer head off in all parts of the city and beyond as part of a citizens search team looking for missing Sudbury city councillor Michael Vagnini.

It has now been a full week since Greater Sudbury city councillor Michael Vagnini was last seen.

There is no new information from the Greater Sudbury Police Service as investigators continue their search around the McCharles Lake area, where the 62-year-old was last seen.

On Saturday, dozens of concerned citizens began their own search across Greater Sudbury and beyond.

They met at Local Jerky Plus on Fielding Road in Lively. The business owner Shawn Scott organized the citizens’ search.

“Michael is missing and we got to use all the resources that we possibly can,” he said, adding that he couldn’t just sit at home and wonder where his friend was.

“We’re kind of tied with leads, and it’s pretty much a needle in a haystack… Right now time is of the essence. We have to search. We have to find Michael. It’s been seven days now.”

Scott called Vagnini “an amazing man,” who helped him when he was facing his own hurdles in the past.