Search is on for an overdue hunter in the Burgeo area

    Thursday, 9 October 2025 16:26

    By Tonya Organ

    Eugene’s vehicle was located along Route 480 (Burgeo Highway) and police and volunteers with Stephenville Ground Search and Rescue and Burgeo Ground Search and Rescue are actively searching in the area. 

    Bay St. George RCMP is looking for help in locating 65-year-old Eugene Bungay. Police say he was reported missing shortly after 9:30 last night and last heard from at 6:30 a.m., when he left to go hunting in the Burgeo area. He did not return home as expected and police and his family are concerned for his well being.

    Eugene’s vehicle was located along Route 480 (Burgeo Highway) and police and volunteers with Stephenville Ground Search and Rescue and Burgeo Ground Search and Rescue are actively searching in the area. 

    Anyone with information about his current location is asked to contact Burgeo RCMP at 709-886-2241 or Bay St. George RCMP at 709-643-2118 as soon as possible.

     

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