Police, search and rescue be part of household’s seek for lacking father – Edmonton

It’s been an emotional and exhausting two weeks for Edmonton siblings determined to search out their lacking father.

“It will be superior if he simply walked by way of the door and simply got here dwelling and mentioned one thing silly like, ‘sorry I’m late,’” mentioned Jonathan Rho. “However actually that’s all we wish for him — to come back dwelling; for him to be secure and sound.”

Jonathan is one three of siblings who’ve been trying to find their father Hongsang (Howard) Rho, 64, who was final seen on Aug. 11 close to the Twin Brooks ravine in southwest Edmonton.

“Our greatest concern is that he was fighting psychological well being these days so we’re not 100 per cent positive that he’s pondering straight… what his psychological mindset is,” mentioned Jonathan. “He usually takes remedy for hypertension and a few thyroid points that he didn’t take with him.”

Search efforts ramped up this weekend because the two-week mark handed since Howard was final seen. Ok-9 search and rescue was introduced in to comb the areas Howard is understood to frequent.

“There are a number of challenges,” mentioned Kevin Kane, affiliation president of Canadian Search and Catastrophe Canine Affiliation. “One, it’s a really giant space, it’s not developed in anyway. It seems there are some shear features to it so far as heights and unstable floor,” he mentioned of the world round MacTaggart Sanctuary in southwest Edmonton the place the staff searched Sunday.

4:01Meet Bender from the Edmonton Police Service canine unit

Regardless of the powerful terrain, the rescue canines and their handlers have been working across the clock.

“The quicker one can get on the job and looking, the higher for the sufferer as we all know people are fairly fragile,” Kane mentioned.

Along with the bottom search, the lacking individuals unit of the Edmonton Police Service has now taken over the investigation.

“They’re sort (of) taking a look at issues with a fine-tooth comb and going by way of issues like his outdated telephone data, banking statements, bank card historical past, web presence simply to see if there’s any clue to the place he may be or what he may’ve performed main as much as this,” mentioned Jonathan.

The Rho siblings, who additionally aided in Sunday’s search, hope the intensified search from police and rescue organizations will repay.

“It’s been actually powerful on our household however we’ve been actually lucky to have the help of our neighborhood by way of it,” mentioned Jane Rho, one among Howard’s two daughters.

Howard Rho was final seen sporting an extended sleeve burgundy sweater, gray sweatpants, black footwear and glasses with transition lenses. Anybody who could have seen him are requested to contact police.