An 81-year-old man who went missing Friday has been found dead, Spruce Plains RCMP said.
Police said George Haslen — who went by his middle name, Elliot — was found Saturday inside his white pickup truck on a rural road northwest of Rapid City located nearly 240 kilometres west of Winnipeg.
Haslen was last seen around 3 p.m. Friday when he left his home. According to RCMP, he was located six or seven kilometres away.
Local first responders provided Haslen with immediate medical care, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
RCMP said Haslen’s death isn’t considered criminal in nature.
“We don’t suspect any foul play or criminality or anything like that,” said RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Paul Manaigre in an interview with CTV News.
Manaigre also said Haslen didn’t have any cognitive impairment or medical condition leading up to his disappearance.
“We’re not sure if he got lost and then just stopped his truck on the side of …