Michael Jenkinson has gone missing

Navy cook’s disappearance is a mystery

Police and military officials are still searching for a Canadian Navy cook who went missing Jan. 3.

A colleague spotted Ordinary Seaman Michael Jenkinson during the daytime walking down a street in Esquimalt.

But Jenkinson did not show up for work. When navy officials grew concerned they called his family in Ontario who said they had not heard from him.

“(Jenkinson) is considered a missing person so we are cooperating and working with Victoria police,” said Navy Lieut. Paul Pendergast, a CFB Esquimalt spokesman.

There is no suspicion of foul play, Pendergast said.

Jenkinson is a member of the regular force and has been a cook at the base for two years. He normally wears blue jogging pants with “NAVY” written on one leg, and a blue and yellow Corona hoodie. Jenkinson is 5’11” tall, 140 lbs., has short sandy-brown hair, blue/green eyes and walks with a distinct limp.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service at 363-4457 or Victoria police department at 995-7654