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*UPDATE: Missing Kenora Teen Located

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***UPDATE: 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. Missing safely located. OPP thank public for their assistance.

The OPP are asking for help from the public in the search for a missing Kenora teen.

17-year-old Michelle Tait was last seen on Sunday (April 18th) night around 10:05 pm.

Police describe Tait as an Indigenous female with a slim build and shoulder-length hair. She is 5’4″ tall and weighs around 110 lbs.

They tell us she was last seen wearing a black/grey plaid jacket, black sweatpants, a black ball cap and black sneakers.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Kenora OPP detachment at either 1-888-310-1122 or 1-807-548-5534.

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OPP Searching For Missing Dawson Man

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Provincial Police are seeking public assistance to locate a missing Rainy River area man.

OPP say 36 year old Gerhard Penner was last seen leaving Dawson on the morning of Wednesday January 13.

It’s believed Penner is driving a black 2008 Toyota Prius with an Ontario license plate CBAH886.

His direction of travel is unknown.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Gerhard Penner or his vehicle is asked to contact OPP at 1-807-274-3322 or 1-888-310-1122.

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Missing Woman Safely Located

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A successful end to the search of a missing 47-year-old woman.

Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout say Rosemary Panacheese has been located in good health.

She was reported missing on Monday and police were concerned with her well being.

OPP believed she was heading back to the Sioux Lookout area after she was last seen in Edmonton.

Police say Panacheese is now safely in the company of family.

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Missing Person Report From Couchiching

Treaty Three Police are looking for a missing 30-year-old man from the Couchiching First Nation near Fort Frances.

Chauncey Grover was last seen in Couchiching on January 18th at approximately 9:00am

He was wearing a multi coloured toque, a long black jacket, blue jeans and black hi-top running shoes.

Grover is described as an Indigenous male, roughly 5’3, about 104 pounds, with a slim build with black hair in braids and a small tattoo under his left eye.

Anyone with information as to his whereabouts, please contact the Treaty Three Police Service at (888) 310-1122 or your nearest law enforcement agency.

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Support For Police To Locate Missing Persons

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The provincial government is giving police forces more tools to track down missing people quicker.

Solicitor General Sylvia Jones notes the Missing Persons Act, introduced July 1st, gives police three pieces to use when there’s no evidence a crime has been committed.

Jones says “The first will allow police to obtain copies of records that may assist in a search. The second allows police to obtain a search warrant to enter a premise to locate a missing person. And the third allows police to make an urgent demand for records without a court order.”

Jones says the changes support officers, but also strikes a balance with privacy issues.

“Including whether there is evidence that a person does not wish to be found. The Act also includes guidelines on what information police may disclose about a missing person before and after they have been located.”

Jones says the changes were a key recommendation from the inquest into the deaths of seven Indigenous youth in Thunder Bay.