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UPDATE: Missing Edmonton man who has Down syndrome found safe

Edmonton Police badge is seen during a police memorial parade in Ottawa Sunday September 26, 2010. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon

UPDATE: Edmonton police said just before midnight Wednesday, Douglas Massey returned home on his own. 

Police are asking the public to help them find a 43-year-old man with Down syndrome who was last seen at the Edmonton Food Bank in the area of 115 Avenue and 120 Street on Wednesday afternoon.

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In a news release issued Wednesday night, police said the man functions with the mental capacity of a seven-year-old and that there are concerns for his well-being.

When he was last seen, police said the man was headed south.

Douglas Massey five-foot-six and weighs about 180 pounds. He is clean-shaven and was last seen wearing a white hoodie, a white T-shirt, tan pants, black shoes and a black backpack.

Anyone with information on Massey’s whereabouts is asked to call the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or the Edmonton Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be submitted online.

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