Search for missing Newmarket man comes to an end
A York Regional Police patch is shown Dec, 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
The search for a missing, vulnerable man from York Region has ended.
Police say the 19-year-old man was reported missing from his Newmarket home on Tuesday.
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A ground search had been underway this weekend after York Regional Police set up a command post in the parking lot at 8725 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, where investigators say they had video of him exiting a bus in the area.
Police issued a public appeal for help locating the man, saying his family were concerned for his well-being.
York Regional Police confirmed he was found on Saturday by officers with the Toronto Police Service.
No further details were released.
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