Son hopeful after reports of people seeing missing dad (Update)

2PM UPDATE: Statement from Cambridge Beaches 

Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa will be conducting another search for Mr. Grange, on Wednesday evening at 6pm. We are asking for volunteers to aid in the search. For any one that wishes to volunteer, to please meet at the main reception at 6pm.

We would like to plead to the general public to thoroughly search their own property/neighborhoods, regardless of parish. We have attached an up to date image of Mr. Grange, please note that he may have a 5 day beard growth (color grey). (Click here to download the flyer.)

IF YOU KNOW OF HIS WHEREABOUTS OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE POLICE AT 295 0011.

Yesterday, John Grange, who flew in this weekend from Ontario, Canada, was still confident his father would be found.

The 43-year-old said his younger brother, Chris, was scheduled to fly in on Tuesday from British Columbia, Canada, to assist with the search for their father, William, a 67-year-old retiree who came to the island for a 10-day vacation with his wife. 

William went missing after going for a walk by himself near Cambridge Beaches Resort last Friday night. His whereabouts continue to be unknown.

Yesterday, John, along with police, continued to scour the island. He continued to implore Bermudians to look for his father.

“Some of the people that we’ve talked to believe they have seen him recently,” he said from Dockyard. “It’s not confirmed, of course.”

William Grange has short-term memory loss and a history of seizures, according to his son. The family travels a lot, but William has never gone missing before while overseas, according to his son.

Back home, in Greater Napanee, Ontario, a small town of 15,000 located about two hours northeast of Toronto, the grandfather of four did go missing for a few hours once, but he was found in his backyard, according to his son.

“At home, it doesn’t impact his day-to-day life. He grew up in the town he lives in so he knows all his friends. He knows his surroundings,” he said.

An attorney by trade, William’s short term memory loss forced him to retire, according to his son.

Earlier in the week, John Grange said his father’s condition did not have a specific classification and described his existence as “really living in the moment”.

Scared

 “The worry is when he went for a walk Friday night at 10, he didn’t remember how to come back and he just kept walking. To his mental state today, I think he’s probably scared.”

Later, he added, “If you went up to him, introduced yourself and came back five minutes later, he would probably not remember your name.”

 His father is on anti-seizure medication, he said, but hasn’t had such meds in two days.

 “That’s further worry to us,” he said.

 Responding to a question about his greatest fear regarding his father’s disappearance, John Grange’s voice cracked with emotion.

 “What would your greatest fear be?” he asked. “We just want him to come home and be safe.”