YK RCMP request help to find missing man

Yellowknife RCMP are searching for a missing Yellowknife man.

Alexander Tootiak, 23, was last seen on Saturday afternoon, in the area of 48th Street and 49th Avenue.

Tootiak is described by police as an Inuit Male, 5’4”, roughly 165 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Police say Tootiak may be wearing a yellow & green military-type coat and carrying a black suitcase.

Anyone with further information on the whereabouts of Alexander Tootiak is asked to contact Yellowknife RCMP at 867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, nwtnutips.com, (click on “submit a web tip”) or text: nwtnutips to 274637.

Cameron Wilkinson
Cameron Wilkinson
News Reporter

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