NS Health seeks help locating missing patient who could pose risk
Nova Scotia Health is asking the public for help finding a patient who is missing from a Dartmouth hospital.
Mykel McDonald, 31, is a risk to himself and others, the risk increases the longer he is away from treatment, said a Monday news release.
McDonald is approximately six-foot-one and weighs 251 lbs., with short black hair. He has a tattoo on his right forearm that says 'LTC' in cursive writing and another on his right forearm that says 'DC.'
McDonald was last seen wearing a dark grey shirt, jogging pants, a jacket and blue sneakers, said the release.
Anyone who sees McDonald is instructed to contact local law enforcement.
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