Kelowna man disappears after collecting paycheck

Kelowna RCMP are looking for a local man who went missing two weeks ago after picking up his paycheck from his employer. The 39-year-old man is identified as Christopher Shawn Kuhnke and went missing Sunday, April 14.

Apparently Kuhnke went to collect his paycheck from a Kelowna construction company he was working for, but has not been seen since. Police say Kuhnke has associates in Quesnel, B.C. but have found no trace of him there. Kuhnke has previously returned to his home after leaving for brief periods of time and police do not yet suspect he's involved in any criminal activity.

Police are providing the following description of Kuhnke:

• Caucasian
• 5’9”-5’10” tall, 175 lbs 
• Blonde hair, blue eyes
• last seen wearing a green army type jacket, red work shirt , grey khaki pants and a blue ball cap

RCMP are asking anyone with information about Christopher Kuhnke to call the Kelowna Detachment at (250) 762-3300.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Julie Whittet at jwhittet@infotelnews.ca or call (250)718-0428.