One year since Earl Moberg disappeared in Winnipeg, his family’s calls for changes to the silver alert system are on their way to Parliament Hill.
The 81-year-old man was last seen on Dec. 12, 2023, in the River East area. Moberg had been living with dementia; his family believes he may have gotten lost while out on a walk.
Winnipeg police say one year later, Moberg has not been found, though the investigation is ongoing.
Police had issued a silver alert online and to local media when Moberg disappeared. However, his family has been calling for changes to the silver alert system.
Those calls will soon be heard by the federal government.
“If we find these individuals immediately, many lives can be saved,” said Raquel Dancho, the Member of Parliament for Kildonan-St. Paul.
Dancho has sponsored a petition on behalf of Moberg’s family, calling on the federal government to develop …