Ryan Coulineur. Photo courtesy Saskatoon Police Service
UPDATE: Saskatoon police say Ryan Coulineur has been found safe.
The family of a Canoe Lake First Nation man who went missing in Saskatoon this past week is pleading with the public for information.
Ryan Coulineur, 29, was last seen in the city a week ago when his parents dropped him off for a therapy session for a recent brain injury.
His family says the injury has left him in a vulnerable state and are desperately trying to locate him.
“Right now we are pleading for the public’s help in getting any kind of information,” says Ryan’s cousin Arliss Coulineur. “Somebody out there has an idea where our family member, cousin, son, father is… someone has that information and we just need that person to come forward.”
The family and police do not believe Ryan disappeared under suspicious circumstances but are concerned because of his injury. His family says this is out of character for him.
“We just have an uneasy feeling,” says Arliss Coulineur.
The Coulineur family with FSIN Vice-Chief Heather Bear speaking with the media on Friday afternoon. Photo by Joel Willick.
Ryan’s family says since his injury he has difficulty speaking in full sentences and doesn’t have very good motion in his left hand.
The 29 year-old is described as 5’8″ and 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, black shoes and a heavy grey jacket.
His family says he has the names of his three children tattooed on his neck. They also say he has a black square tattoo on his right hand.
After his parents dropped him off for therapy last Friday, police say his Dakota Dunes club card was used that night. The last known trace of Ryan was when his debit card was used in the city’s Lawson Heights neighbourhood on Tuesday. Police are currently investigating this and have not yet confirmed if it was Ryan Coulineur using his debit card at that time.
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is throwing their support behind the search for Ryan as well. They say they will provide a financial contribution for any search efforts.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ryan Coulineur is asked to call the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.