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Lac Brochet band councillor reported missing

Richard Joseph Tssessaze, 37, was last seen on Friday, June 26 in Winnipeg.

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Richard Joseph Tssessaze, 37, was last seen on Friday, June 26 in Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG -- A band councillor for Northlands Denesuline First Nation (Lac Brochet) has gone missing, RCMP say.

Richard Joseph Tssessaze, 37, has been missing since June 26 when he was last seen in Winnipeg.

Family and colleagues became very concerned last week when Tssessaze did not make arrangements to pick up his paycheck.

"We are fairly certain that he had no money at the time and he has not picked up his paycheque since, which has us very concerned," Chief Joe Danttouze said Friday.

On June 14, Tssessaze arrived in Winnipeg from his girlfriend’s home in Brandon, where he had left his identification. He has suffered from head trauma and may be disoriented.

He may still be in the Winnipeg area or possibly in Thompson.

"He hasn’t contacted anyone in his family or his girlfriend, and that’s not like him," said his brother, Victor Tssessaze, who lives in Winnipeg.

Tssessaze is 5-foot-11, about 240 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and black dress pants.

Anyone with information on his whereabout is asked to call Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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