Search underway on the Port au Port Peninsula for missing man

A search is underway on the Port au Port Peninsula for a missing 41-year-old man.

Troy Blais was last seen on Wednesday in the Blue Beach area of the Port au Port Peninsula.

Bay St. George RCMP received the report of the missing man at 8:40 a.m. this morning.

A search has been initiated with the Canadian Coast Guard, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Stephenville Ground Search and Rescue and other first responders.

This morning his ATV was found over a cliff in Black Duck Brook, near Lourdes.

Blais is of a slim build, is 5’7”-5’8” tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown hair, brown eyes and a goatee.

Police are interested in speaking with anyone who has seen Blais over the last few days or has any information on his whereabouts.