A family experienced a happy ending when they were reunited with an elderly family member who had become disoriented and wandered away from his Beach Drive home.
A Canadian Coast Guard auxiliary crew assisted Oak Bay police in searching the waterfront for the male, after he went missing on Friday around 3 p.m.
After a media advisory went out, a radio listener called police around 10:30 p.m. to report the 75-year-old was walking in Gordon Head, several kilometres away.
“We’re just very fortunate that he didn’t suffer from dehydration or low blood-sugar levels from not eating and drinking on a regular basis,” said Deputy Chief Kent Thom.