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https://www.kxly.com/news/pend-orei...6972c98-7e9e-11ee-9600-7f6f463304d4.htmlNEWPORT, Wash. -- The Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 64-year-old Tibetan monk. The Sheriff's office says
he was wearing maroon robes and a jacket when he was last seen Tuesday afternoon.
"We were all surprised. We all were very concerned," said Thubten Chonyi, who is senior buddhist nun at the Sravasti Abbey monastery.
She says Tibetan monk Dadul Namgyal is a great instructor for residents at the abbey.
"He's a wonderful scholar, a wonderful teacher, and an excellent practitioner," Chonyi said.
She says he left for a walk after lunch Tuesday afternoon. He didn't come back for the evening meeting. She says he was new to the area.
"We assumed somewhere along the line his walk yesterday. He walked some places that he didn't know, or he walked some places, who knows if he fell or something," Chonyi said.
Starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, the Pend Oreille County's Search and Rescue team has been in the area.
"We stayed out a little longer than we typically do, hoping to catch up to him," said Mason Murray, a deputy with the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office.
As temperatures drop, Murray says crews are now looking at other possibilities to expedite the search. They are expanding the search area with more volunteers.
The Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help. If you have any information on his whereabouts, contact the Sheriff's office at (509) 447-3151.
