Police searching for Mississauga man who told family he was travelling to Japan
(The Star Travel)

Peel Regional Police are searching for a 59-year-old Mississauga man who was supposed to return from a trip to Japan on August 11. Russell Zurachenko’s family contacted police to report him missing after he failed to return as expected. He hasn’t been seen since Sunday, July 30.Const. Bancroft Wright said investigators were trying to “track his whereabouts through the airport.�“They believe he might be in Canada, but … (it) wasn’t determined whether or not he actually made it to Japan. The family believed that he was going to Japan. They don’t have any proof of that, that he either went or got back.� In a news release, police said they and the family were concerned for Zurachenko’s well-being. He is described as five-foot-nine, heavy build, with brown hair, a grey moustache and beard. He was wearing a black T-shirt and blue shorts the last time he was seen. Police are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact them immediately.