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Family joins search for missing man

Police say Airdrie resident left party and may have been walking to Billings

- SAMMY HUDES shudes@postmedia.com

The family of an Airdrie man who went missing last Thursday in Montana has travelled south to help look for him.

Cameron Collin was last seen about 23 kilometres southeast of Billings, Mont., around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, where he was attending a bachelor party.

The Yellowston­e County Sheriff’s Office said it believes that Collin, 37, walked away from a ranch property on Pryor Road where the party was held and may have attempted to walk to Billings. There is no evidence of foul play. “We’ve had a few little tips we’re trying to follow up on. At this point, we don’t have a lot to go on,” said Lt. Kent O’Donnell of the Yellowston­e County Sheriff ’s Office.

“Nothing seems suspicious but a lot of this is out of the ordinary, it sounds like, for his personalit­y to be gone this long without talking to someone.”

The sheriff ’s office said search and rescue teams, along with friends and residents in the area, have searched the property and surroundin­g area without luck.

It is asking residents who live along Pryor Creek and Pryor Creek Road to check their property for any signs of Collin.

“Cameron’s family has come to town hoping to help out,” O’Donnell said. “We’re going to resume a ground search (Thursday), kind of cover some areas that we already covered.”

Collin does have some familiarit­y with the area where he went missing, according to police.

Collin is about six-foot-five and 200 pounds, with a skinny build, according to police. He has a noticeable gap between his front teeth.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, cowboy boots and a black, long-sleeve T-shirt with “Affliction” on the front.

Anyone with informatio­n as to his whereabout­s is asked to contact the Yellowston­e County Sheriff ’s Office at 406-256-2929.

Nothing seems suspicious but a lot of this is out of the ordinary, it sounds like, for his personalit­y to be gone this long without talking to someone.

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Cameron Collin

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