Missing Manitoba man located deceased

Jamie “Swainy” Gislason, pictured in an undated photo, was supposed to be in Gimli for Canada Day celebrations. (Manitoba RCMP)

Mounties are thanking the public for their assistance in locating a man missing since July 1.

Manitoba RCMP said in a Tuesday media release Jamie Gislason, 60, was expected to arrive in Gimli on July 1 for Canada Day celebrations. He never made it.

On Tuesday night, RCMP said he was found deceased.

Gislason was reported missing on Monday, Mounties said.

His vehicle was found Monday on a rural property, one mile east of Highway 8, on road 139 N, in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost. Gislason, also known as Svany or Swainy, was from the community.

Mounties and RCMP Police Dog Services searched the property where the vehicle was found but said they did not locate him.