Canadian Armed Forces member deployed to Latvia is missing, says DND

OTTAWA — A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed to Latvia has been reported missing since Tuesday.

A news release from the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces says an investigation and search efforts are ongoing.

Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin, commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, says Warrant Officer George Hohl was last seen in Ādaži, Latvia.

He says Hohl is a vehicle technician based in Edmonton who is deployed as part of the aviation battalion to the NATO Multinational Brigade in Latvia.