Search underway for missing hunter on the west coast

RCMP in Corner Brook are searching for a missing hunter.

Gary Wells, aged 67, of Hughes Brook was last seen on November 5.

Last Sunday Wells had departed his residence on an all-terrain vehicle. He was believed to be headed to the area of Goose Arm Road, behind Hughes Brook.

Wells was wearing a black helmet and a black and grey woods jacket. The ATV is a grey 2017 Can-Am Outlander quad with NL licence plate VGV 338.

Search efforts are currently underway, including grounds searches by Bay of Island Ground Search and Rescue, RCMP Police Dog Services, and Corner Brook and Deer Lake Detachments. A helicopter with Provincial Air Services is on standby due to current weather conditions.