Nova Scotia Health ask for public's help to find patient
Nova Scotia Health is asking for the public's help to find a missing patient from Dartmouth hospital.
Ryan Joseph Trentleman, 31, has hazel eyes and brown hair. He is six-foot-one and weighs 198 pounds.
He was last seen wearing glasses, a blue shirt, brown jeans, a black baseball hat and black sneakers.
A release from Nova Scotia Health says, 'the patient's risk to himself and others increases with the length of time he is away from treatment.'
Anyone with information is asked to contact local law enforcement.
For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
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