The desperate search for an Ontario man missing in the Australian
wilderness has been called off by his family, according to Australian
media reports. Prabhdeep Srawn, a 25-year-old military reservist from Hamilton, was
last seen May 13 as he went hiking to Mount Kosciuszko in the New South
Wales region.
The official search was called off at the end of May just ahead of
the snow season, but the family persisted, offering a $100,000 reward to
anyone who "rescues or recovers him."
Volunteers, including ten members of the Canadian Armed Forces combed the region, but found no trace of Srawn.
Srawn's military experience included cold weather training in
northern Ontario, giving his family hope that he had the skills to
survive while lost in the mountainous region.
In June, family member Tej Sahota said they had not given up hope.
"We maintain some evidence has to turn up. He just can't disappear into thin air," he said.
- "There has to be some evidence of him on that mountain. Our conviction tells us that he's going to be alive, but we're looking for some sort of evidence ... until we get that evidence, we're not going to quit on this."
Source: CBC
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