By Mikayla van Loon
The parents of Kilsyth man Daniel — who is known to frequent the Dandenong area — are appealing for public assistance to help locate their son after he went missing on Saturday evening.
Julian and Sarah Warren, alongside Senior Sergeant Glenn Owens, appealed to the community to keep an eye out for Daniel and his silver hybrid bicycle.
“Daniel has mental health problems and he really needs medication to keep it under control,” Mr Warren said.
“So we’re getting more concerned as time goes on because he becomes more unstable the longer he is away from the medication.”
Daniel’s health is the main concern for his parents, knowing that he is most likely not sleeping or eating very well and is possibly deteriorating from his lack of medication.
Ms Warren said Daniel ran away many years ago, but he has been very stable in his health up until Saturday.
Staying at a care facility in Kilsyth, Mr Warren said they believe Daniel left on his bike, carrying a wetsuit around 6pm on Saturday 19 February but it was first noticed the following morning.
“We think he might have gone to the river somewhere to do a bit of swimming in the Yarra River. He might have also gone to the woods. Up on Dandenong mountains is one of the areas we think he might have been but really he could be anywhere.”
The 27-year-old is known to frequent the Dandenong, Wonga Park, Lilydale and Montrose areas.
Daniel hasn’t contacted any family or friends, making it difficult for Croydon police officers to have any idea where Daniel could be.
“We really are appealing for public assistance and help to try and locate Daniel,” Sen Sgt Owens said.
“If you do see Daniel, please call triple zero or contact police to let us know where you’ve seen him so we can get around there as soon as we can to find him.”
Sen Sgt Owens said one of the best resources the police have at the moment is the public because there have not been many leads.
Mr Warren said should the community locate Daniel, he is a gentle giant of six foot four and skinny.
“He’s very polite and gentle. So I don’t think there’s any real threat to anyone in the public,” Mr Warren said.
“But ideally, if they could just contact the police and say that they think that they’ve seen him, that’s the best way to go.
“We really appreciate any help we can get. As his parents we love Daniel and we just want to have him back and safe.”
