UPDATE: Police locate missing Vernon man

VERNON – A young man reported missing yesterday has been located. 

The man had last been seen Friday, May 27, around 3 p.m. near the 7-Eleven on 32 Street in Vernon, according to an RCMP media release.

Police were concerned for his safety and asked for the public's assistance in finding him May 30. As of this morning, May 31, police report he has been found. 

All personal information has now been removed from this story. 

— This story was updated at 6:25 a.m. May 31, 2016 to say the man was found. 

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