{
  "id": 8706229,
  "title": "Search for missing 78-year-old man now includes U.S. Coast Guard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/search-for-missing-78-year-old-man-now-includes-u-s-coast-guard",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T14:49:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/20/search-for-missing-78-year-old-man-now-includes-u-s-coast-guard/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The search for a 78-year-old man, David, who has been missing since September 10, has been expanded to include the U.S. Coast Guard. Toronto police have notified the U.S. Coast Guard, and they are now assisting in the search efforts along Lake Ontario and its shoreline. David was last seen in an inflatable kayak near the Humber River, in the South Kingsway and The Queensway area. He has not been seen since, and neither the kayak nor any related items have been recovered. Police were alerted to his disappearance after a check-address call at his home on September 15, where it was learned he had gone kayaking earlier in the week. Investigators are now using a coordinated effort involving the Toronto Police Service Marine Unit, Peel’s Marine Unit, and drone teams to locate David. David is described as being five feet eight inches tall, with black and grey hair and a thin chinstrap beard. He was last seen wearing a red shirt, black and red vest, black pants, and black shoes. The disappearance has not been classified as a Level 1 search, which is the highest priority level for a missing person operation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}