Ronald Lawrence Junior McCook, a 40-year-old Indigenous man from Saik’Uz First Nation near Vanderhoof, B.C., was last seen on January 23, 2025. He left a residence in the 100 block of Kenny Dam Road and walked south toward the Saik’uz General Store wearing an orange t-shirt, a grey baseball hat, and jeans. He is described as 5 feet 11 inches and about 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Ronald was reported missing to the Vanderhoof RCMP on January 30, 2025. The RCMP asked the public to check CCTV and dash camera footage from January 21 to January 25. More than 110 search and rescue volunteers took part in the effort, and a K9 unit from Central Okanagan Search and Rescue was deployed to search south of the Saik’Uz Reserve. Family members have been actively searching and publicly urging anyone with information to come forward.

No conclusion has been reached about what happened to Ronald. If anyone saw him around Saik’Uz on or after January 23, 2025, or has footage from January 21–25, please contact Vanderhoof RCMP with any information.