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Missing 61 year old Male: Rangiora

Monday 25 June 2007, 9:28AM

By New Zealand Police

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RANGIORA

Search and Rescue are today searching for a 61 year old Rangiora man who suffers from dementia. He was last seen mid afternoon yesterday, Saturday, in the Marshland Road/ QE 2 Drive area.

Search O/C Sergeant Tony Tully asks any who lives or works in that area to please check any out buildings and property.

Lawrence O'Connell is 61 years old, 5'9" tall, with hazel eyes and thinning brown /grey hair. He was last seen wearing a black polar fleece, a green cap, black track pants, a blue shirt and black shoes.

He obtained a lift to town from Rangiora and dropped off in that QE2 Drive/Marshland Road area by people who had seen him on the side of the road and offered him a lift in to town. This was the last reported sighting.

Sergeant Tully says Mr O'Connell won't know who he is or where he is by now and is likely quite cold and weak after spending a night out.

"He has already spent one night out and will be cold and very disorientated by now," he says. 'He may have sought shelter in an outbuilding or in trees/ hedge."



Police would like to hear from any one who may have seen Mr O'Connell yesterday or today to contact them immediately.




Elderly Male missing from the Rangiora Area, Canterbury: Police are looking for a missing 61 year old male by the name of Lawrence O'Connell. Mr O'Connell was last seen in Flaxton Road, Rangiora at 1.00 pm on the 23rd of June, 2007 . He has medical problems and requires medication that if not taken could be life threatening. Mr O'Connell is likely to be disorientated. Police have called in members of the Search and Rescue squad to try and locate Mr O'Connell. Mr O'Connell is described as;
Male Caucasian
61 years of age
Medium build
Dark brown hair with streaks of grey
Black Polar fleece jacket
Green cap with bits of white paint
Black track pants
Blue shirt
Black shoes
If any members of the public located Mr Lawrence O'Connell could they please call police on 03 3637 400.