Family of missing man from Squamish, B.C., still looking for answers in Manitoba
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A Squamish, B.C., family is seeking answers as the search for a man reported missing in southwestern Manitoba in early August continues.
Keith Zajac, 55, was reported missing from Squamish, B.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 2, Manitoba RCMP said in a news release.
The next day, Aug. 3, Blue Hills RCMP received a report of an abandoned vehicle on the shoulder of Highway 1 at Highway 459 West, in the Manitoba rural municipality of Whitehead, west of Brandon.
His brother Jeff Zajac recently departed Brandon after spending a week searching for his brother.
Jeff believes Keith is experiencing some type of medical emergency.
"There's something going on with him and he needs help," he said.
For now, Jeff is hopeful for an update on his brother, and is working to keep the word out there in the hopes it will "tweak a memory" in someone who may have seen him.
"If he's in some kind of a medical emergency or some kind of medical episode. You know, I just hope people are understanding and if they see it, they contact the RCMP right away," Jeff said.
Pam Zajac said her husband left home on Friday, July 29, to drive from Squamish, B.C., to Fort Frances, Ont.
His arrival in Brandon marked his third day on a road trip to meet up with his uncle and brother for a fishing trip. Pam became concerned Monday when she had not heard from him.
The last time they spoke, Keith had told her he had been feeling ill with what could be heat stroke. His phone had not been working correctly, she said, and she expected to hear from him when he arrived in Fort Francis.
By Tuesday when Pam had still not heard from her husband she reached out to his uncle, Stanley Zajac, and his brother.
"I did find out that he had spoken to his mom Sunday night after he had spoken to me, telling her to ask Uncle Stanley and his brother Jeff to stop phoning because he couldn't answer it and he couldn't get the voicemail. Because this phone was not working." Pam said.
"She had asked him, 'Where are you?' And he said, 'I don't know.' And I didn't find that out until Tuesday."
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