Sean Hart has been missing for 48 days, but his family is far from ready to give up the search.
The 34-year-old Saanich man, who has schizoaffective disorder, was staying at Seven Oaks Tertiary Mental Health facility when he unexpectedly left on Nov. 6.
Prone to wandering the woods and trekking long distances barefoot, this isnB次元官网网址檛 the first time Hart has gone missing but it is the longest.
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Gathered on Christmas Eve in the home of HartB次元官网网址檚 aunt and uncle, Lee-Anne and Keith Karlsson, the family explained how HartB次元官网网址檚 disappearance has united them.
The two families used to live just six houses apart when Hart and his cousin, Michael Pritchard, were growing up. But when Penny arrived in Victoria this November, she hadnB次元官网网址檛 seen her sister in decades.
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Penny and Lee-Anne now go out every day to put up posters and talk to people on the street.
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TheyB次元官网网址檝e also started a Facebook page called Please Help Find Sean Martin Hart that garners more members every day.
Keith says theyB次元官网网址檝e come to accept the low likelihood of Hart just showing up. Now, theyB次元官网网址檙e focusing on spreading his image and name as widely as possible in the hopes that someone knows something.
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Hart is described as Caucasian, 6B次元官网网址� tall, 130 pounds, with blue eyes and long, curly, brown hair. He was last seen dressed in black clothing and wearing a white mask. Saanich police say they believe he was wearing a black three-quarter-length jacket with a fur-lined hood from the brand ONLY, and black, size 10 Under Armour menB次元官网网址檚 hiking boots.
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Hart requires medical attention and police ask anyone who sees him to call 911 rather than approaching him.
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