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Missing South Asian senior 88 year old man found dead in a wooded area in Delta

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 25 May, 2020 10:23 PM

Missing South Asian senior 88 year old Jarnail Sanghera who was last on May 15th found dead Sunday Night. He had dementia and only spoke Punjabi.

According to Delta police in the tweet below his body was found in a wooded aread off Swenson & Nordel way.

Delta Police were called to a wooded area off Swenson & Nordel Way. Officers arrived & found the body of missing 88 year old Jarnail Sanghera of North Delta. DPD will be at the location for a while. The family is aware No further information available until tomorrow morning. pic.twitter.com/3XjBJ9SCMm
— Delta Police (@deltapolice) May 25, 2020

Earlier this weekend, police said they were looking for three men who walked past him in surveillance video.

His family reached out to the media and the public with an emotional plea in relation to his whereabouts.

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