First responders searching Grand River for 24-year-old Hamilton man

Ontario Provincial Police, as well as Brantford paramedics and firefighters, are searching the Grand River for a 24-year-old Hamilton man who went missing Wednesday evening.

OPP say Nagim Mohamed entered the water with a personal watercraft at Chiefswood Park in Six Nations of the Grand River at roughly 7:15 p.m.

At 7:50 p.m., someone found his watercraft, three kilometres east of the park.

Roughly an hour later, police received a call that Mohamed had gone missing.

They believe Mohamed wasn’t wearing a life jacket when he was on the water.

Ontario Provincial Police joined paramedics and fire fighters from Brantford in searching the Grand River for 24-year-old Nagim Mohamed, of Hamilton, on Wednesday evening. (David Ritchie/CBC)

The OPP Aerial unit searched for him along with boats on the water. The fire rescue boats, full of responders, shined bright lights at the water while firefighters, who also wore helmets with lights, looked for any sign of Mohamed.

They didn’t see him, and all units on the ground, water and in the air stopped some time after sunset.

Police say Mohamed is Black and stands five feet six inches, 120 pounds, and has brown eyes and short, buzzed hair. They say he was last seen wearing a white shirt with black shorts.

The search continues Thursday.