Jan Paleta is seen here with his Toyota 4Runner. He was last seen in the Lake Country area on Sept. 15. Submitted/Lake Country RCMP

Lake Country RCMP seek help to find missing man

Lake Country RCMP are asking for the public's help to find a missing 58-year-old Lake Country man.

Jan Paleta has not been seen by friends or family since Sept. 15, according to an RCMP media release He was reported missing two days later but he has not turned up in the places he normally frequents.

RCMP describe Paleta as a Caucasian male, 5’ 6” tall, 150 lbs. with grey hair and brown eyes.

He drives a 2004 blue Toyota 4Runner with B.C. licence plate DX0 53X.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Lake Country RCMP at 250-766-2288 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net.

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Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics

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