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Police search for missing men from Cottonwood Lodge

Coquitlam RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating two men who have gone missing from Cottonwood Lodge. Michael Louis Andrews, 55, was last seen by staff members just before 9 p.m. on Friday, May 17.

Coquitlam RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating two men who have gone missing from Cottonwood Lodge.

Michael Louis Andrews, 55, was last seen by staff members just before 9 p.m. on Friday, May 17. He's described as a Caucasian man, 5'10" tall and weighing 150 lb. He has medium-length salt-and-pepper brown hair, trimmed facial hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. It's not known what type of clothing he was wearing at the time he went missing.

Another man, 61-year-old Ronald Hansen, went missing from Cottonwood at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. He's described as a Caucasian man, 5'11" and weighing 146 lb. He has short brown hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing dark jeans and green runners.

Coquitlam RCMP said they've received reports of several possible sightings and they're following up on each of them.

Both men suffer from mental disorders and should not be approached.

Anyone who spots either of the missing men is asked to call their local police immediately, or if you have information as to their whereabouts, contact Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2013-13644 (Michael Andrews) or 2013-13562 (Ronald Hansen).

ON THE WATER

The Canadian Coast Guard was called out to rescue stranded boaters in Indian Arm Sunday evening.

The call from a 21-foot pleasure craft with four people on board came in to the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre at about 7:50 p.m. and the new Vancouver inshore rescue boat was dispatched from the HMCS Discovery in Stanley Park. It arrived at about 8:15 p.m. and the vessel was towed to Cates Park.

There were no injuries reported.

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