UPDATE: Missing 79-year-old Kelowna man's pickup located

Efforts to find a missing 79-year-old Kelowna man have escalated today as police officers, aircraft, police dogs, drones and search and rescue volunteers have joined the search. Alan Francescutti has a medical condition and was originally reported to have travelled to the Mabel Lake and Shuswap Falls area on April 12, according to an RCMP media release. RCMP issued an original missing person report on April 21, but at the request of the family the missing man's name and photo weren't included. Francescutti's identity was made public today, April 23, along with a his photo and description of the vehicle he was driving. RCMP said he was seen leaving the Lower Mission area of Kelowna, April 16, in his black or dark blue 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 Classic quad pickup which was found this afternoon in the Beaver Lake Road and Dee Lake Road area. Francescutti was not with his truck. RCMP warned the public to stay out of the search area so as to not interfere. “We have several resources right now looking for the missing man, including air services, PDS, drones and Search and Rescue," Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Michael Gauthier said in the release. Francescutti is described as a 79-year-old male, 5'10" tall, 152 lb. with grey hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, a blue shirt and black pants. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should contact the Kelowna RCMP and reference file 2024-19989. To contact a reporter for this story, email Gabrielle Adams mailto:gadams@infonews.ca  or call (438) 830-1211 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .