Manitoba

Senior missing in Gimli after saying he was going for a bike ride: RCMP

Manitoba RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing senior in Gimli. 

Ralph Osterwald, 66, was last seen on Friday at around 7 p.m. leaving from home in the town

A man is sitting on a chair with a cowboy hat and jacket.
Ralph Osterwald, 66, was last seen on Aug. 1, leaving from a home in Giml on a grey-coloured bike saying he was going for a ride, Manitoba RCMP say. (Manitoba RCMP)

Manitoba RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing senior in Gimli. 

Ralph Osterwald, 66, was last seen on Friday at around 7 p.m. leaving from a home in the town — roughly 84 kilometres north of Winnipeg — on a grey-coloured bike saying he was going for a ride. 

Mounties and Osterwald's family are concerned for his well-being, police said in a news release Sunday afternoon. 

The man was reported missing on Saturday and officers still believe he is in the town's area.

A person is sat on a chair with a sweater
Osterwald, 66, was last seen wearing a fleece jacket and blue jeans, like in the picture. (Manitoba RCMP)

Osterwald is six feet tall with a thin build, grey thinning hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing a cowboy hat, a fleece jacket and blue jeans, police said. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP's Gimli detachment at 204- 642-5106 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.