Josh Brine, 19, missing from Nova Scotia Hospital

Authorities are asking for the public's help to find a patient who went missing from the Nova Scotia Hospital.

Josh Brine, 19, was reported missing Friday evening after not returning from being out on a pass. He was supposed to return to the hospital by 8 p.m. that night.

Brine was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweater with a black ECKO logo, black baggy pants, black sneakers and a red ball hat.

He is five feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. He has light greenish-blue eyes and light-brown hair that is short and straight.

The Nova Scotia Health Authority says staff are working with Halifax Regional Police and the Mobile Crisis Unit to locate Brine.

Anyone with information about Brine's whereabouts is asked to contact police.