RCMP search for missing mental health patient from Chilliwack General Hospital

Police are asking the public to help bring a 74-year-old Rosedale man back to medical attention after a Form 21 Director’s Warrant was issued by a doctor on January 20, 2023.

The Form 21 Warrant of the Warden under the Mental Health Act for Wilfred James Kilgren was issued after he was unable to return to Chilliwack General Hospital.

The purpose of this type of warrant is to allow the police to legally arrest a person who has been hospitalized against their will in order to put them back on medical treatment.

RCMP said Kilgren apparently had a desire to go to Saskatchewan and may be trying to get there. He may be in a gray 2001 Toyota RAV4, license plate SW807B.

Wilfred James Kilgren is described as:

• Caucasian male

• 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

• 181 pounds (82)

• Gray brown hair

• Hazel eyes

If he is seen, police advise not to approach him but to call 911 immediately.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Wilfred Kilgren is asked to call his local police.

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