Hiker with MS missing near Nanaimo is found safe

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:37:17 +0000

NANAIMO — The search is over for a Vancouver Island man with multiple sclerosis who went out for a walk near Nanaimo on Tuesday.

RCMP issued a notice Wednesday saying 51-year-old Cortney Latoski has been found safe and sound.

Latoski set out Tuesday for a lengthy walk through the Living Forest Campground and his family reported him missing six hours later.

Nanaimo Search and Rescue was contacted and crews searched unsuccessfully overnight.

Police didn’t give details of where the man was found but say his family members have been notified.