Cape Breton Police issue emergency alert as they look for a missing man

CITYnews halifax / By Dan Ahlstrand

Police in Cape Breton have issued a province-wide emergency alert as they search for a man missing from the Sydney area.

Cape Breton Regional Police are looking for 74-year-old Daniel Young, who did not return home from a drive in the Lingan Road area of Sydney Thursday afternoon around 4 p.m.

Young’s family is concerned that he may be confused and not know his whereabouts.

Daniel Young is thought to be driving a 2017 black Ford Escape with NS licence HEU 171.

He is described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall and 170 pounds, with grey hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing nylon navy pants, a dark-coloured jacket, and a dark ball cap.

Police are asking anyone who may have seen Daniel Young or his vehicle to contact them or submit a tip to Crime Stoppers.