Search crews share new photo in effort to find missing Whistler senior

Robert McKean, 80, was last seen in Whistler at the top of Alpine Way on Oct. 9 around 10:20 a.m., the RCMP says. (Supplied)

Posted October 13, 2023 12:43 pm.

Last Updated October 13, 2023 12:56 pm.

Search crews looking for missing 80-year-old Whistler resident Robert McKean are appealing to the public for help to identify someone who police say may have seen the senior on the day of his disappearance.

In a Facebook post on Friday, the Whistler Search and Rescue Society shared a photo that appears to show a man riding a bike, time-stamped less than an hour before police say McKean was last seen.

The Whistler Search and Rescue Society is hoping to identify a cyclist (pictured here) who may have seen missing man Robert McKean. — The Whistler Search and Rescue Society is hoping to identify a cyclist (pictured here) who may have seen missing man Robert McKean. (Courtesy Whistler Search and Rescue Society)

The society indicates that the RCMP shared the photo with it, hoping to speak with the person shown.

The RCMP previously said that McKean was last seen on Oct. 9 around 10:20 a.m. walking his dog at the top of Alpine Way in the resort’s Alpine Meadows neighbourhood.

The senior is described as 5’6″ tall, 130 pounds, with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a green jacket, a baseball cap, blue jeans, and a blue Vancouver Canucks hoodie.

A photo of Robert McKean, 80, whom police say hasn't been seen since the morning of Oct. 9. — A photo of Robert McKean, 80, whom police say hasn’t been seen since the morning of Oct. 9. (Supplied)

On Wednesday, Mounties advised the public to check their yards, sheds, and basements in the Alpine area of town.

Police have also shared a photo of McKean’s dog, Lexi, a white-and-ginger-coloured cavalier spaniel.

A white and ginger-coloured cavalier spaniel dog named "Lexi" who is believed to be with Robert McKean, who was last seen in Whistler

Robert McKean, 80, was last seen walking with his dog, Lexi (pictured), on Oct. 9, the RCMP says. (Supplied)

Anyone with information on McKean’s whereabouts is asked to call the Sea to Sky-Whistler RCMP at 604-932-3044.

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