Helicopters called to search for missing 22-year-old Grand Falls-Windsor man

Helicopters were in the air Friday searching for a 22-year-old man missing in Grand Falls-Windsor.

Thomas Guy Jones was last seen at 7 p.m. Wednesday behind the old paper mill on Southside Road in Grand Falls-Windsor, according to police.

Police asked for the public's help locating Jones on Wednesday, who they describe as five feet seven inches tall and 125 pounds, with collar-length brown hair and hazel eyes.

He was last seen wearing a blue coat, dark jeans and green rubber boots, police said.

On Friday, the Exploits Search and Rescue searched the ground in the area where the man first went missing, while Universal Helicopters assisted with a search from the sky.

There were no active searches on Saturday, said a spokesperson for the RCMP, but the investigation is ongoing.

Submitted by the Grand falls-Windsor RCMP
Submitted by the Grand falls-Windsor RCMP

On Sunday, Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP appealed for the public's help and released a picture of a grey sedan, asking anyone who may have seen the vehicle to contact them.

They're also asking anyone who may have seen people walking on Southside Road or in the woods behind the mill between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 6:30 a.m. Thursday to contact them at 709-489-2121 or to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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