The Okotoks RCMP is asking for the public's assistance to help locate missing person, Blair Handel.

Handel, aged 51, left his house at approximately 3:15pm Friday afternoon and has not been heard from since.

It is thought that he went to one of the mountain areas near Turner Valley and Kananaskis, but he may have gone as far south as the Crowsnest Pass.

He did not pack any camping equipment or supplies for overnight.

Handel is approximately 5'6" tall, 155 pounds with short brown-gray hair, blue eyes and he is missing one of his middle fingers.

He was last seen wearing jeans and a jean jacket and left his home in a silver 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 with an Alberta license plate, BHS-1822.

Anyone with information on Handel's location, or who has seen him or his vehicle, is asked to contact the Okotoks RCMP at 403-938-4202 or their local police service.

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