News release

UPDATED - Deer Lake RCMP seeking to locate missing person Perry Green

August 4, 2026 - Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP

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Update #2 (August 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.) – Thanks to new information provided by the public, police believe that Perry Green was in the Chain Lakes Road area of Birchy Narrows on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

Deer Lake RCMP continues to search the area with assistance from RCMP Police Dog Services and search and rescue volunteers from Deer Lake Regional SAR, Green Bay GSAR and Bay of Islands VSAR. Residents in the area may also notice additional air traffic as the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) is providing air support.

Anyone with any information related to Perry Green’s movements or his current location should contact their nearest RCMP or RNC detachment immediately.

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Update #1 (August 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.) – Police have received new images and an updated clothing description for missing person Perry Green. Based on surveillance images, Green was wearing a grey t-shirt, a pair of black pants, black shoes and a dark coloured jacket when he left Port aux Basques, en route to St. John’s.

Police recovered the vehicle he was driving (a Blue Chevy Trax) near Birchy Narrows, NL.

Anyone with any information related to Perry Green’s movements or his current location is urged to contact their nearest RCMP or RNC detachment as soon as possible.

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Deer Lake RCMP is asking for the public’s help locating 68-year-old Perry Green. Police, his family and loved ones are all concerned for his health and well-being.

Green was last heard from at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Monday August 3. His family believed he was travelling between Port aux Basques and St. John’s, however he did not arrive. He was then reported as missing to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC).

Shortly after 6:00 a.m. on August 4 (Tuesday), Deer Lake RCMP located Green’s vehicle unoccupied in the Birchy Narrows area. Deer Lake Regional Search and Rescue (GSAR) and RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS) have both been engaged in a search of the area.

Green is a Caucasian man with blue eyes, he stands about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 155 pounds. A photo is attached.

A photo of the vehicle – a blue Chevrolet Trax with Newfoundland and Labrador plate JWJ649 - he was last seen driving is also attached.

Anyone with information about the current location of Perry Green is asked to contact Deer Lake RCMP at 709-635-2173, or call their local police detachment.