{"id":13395,"date":"2026-08-29T13:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=13395"},"modified":"2026-08-29T13:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:21:44","slug":"help-locate-missing-78-year-old-man-last-seen-august-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/help-locate-missing-78-year-old-man-last-seen-august-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Locate Missing 78 Year Old Man, Last Seen August 28th."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Hants Detachment RCMP is asking for the public\u2019s assistance in locating 78-year-old Larry Eldridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was last seen on August 28 at 9:45 a.m. leaving Garlands Crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eldridge is described as 5-foot-11. He has grey hair with a grey beard. He was last seen wearing beige shorts and a collared shirt. He was driving a black 2016 Kia Sorento, Nova Scotia license plate HSG-818.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1788020402053-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1788020402053-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1788020402053-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1788020402053-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1788020402053-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1788020402053.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When someone goes missing, it has deep and far-reaching impacts for the person and those who know them. We ask that people spread the word respectfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Eldridge is asked to contact West Hants Detachment RCMP at 902-798-2207 or their local police. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppers.ns.ca\">www.crimestoppers.ns.ca<\/a>, or use the P3 Tips app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: RCMP Release <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Hants Detachment RCMP is asking for the public\u2019s assistance in locating 78-year-old Larry Eldridge. He was last seen on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13397,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13395\/revisions\/13397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}