The mystery of missing 88-year-old Jarnail Sanghera came to a sad end as his body was finally found Monday in North Delta. Sanghera's family and friends put up a valiant search for the elderly man with dementia but misinformation didn't allow the authorities to focus on  where he had gone all along.

DELTA –The mystery of missing 88-year-old Jarnail Sanghera came to a sad end as his body was finally found Monday in North Delta. Sanghera's family and friends put up a valiant search for the elderly man with dementia but misinformation didn't allow the authorities to focus on  where he had gone all along.

As many as 200 volunteers had combed North Delta and Surrey looking for 88-year-old Jarnail Sanghera, who had been missing for more than a week when his body was found this Monday..

Sanghera's family gave an emotional plea for information last week and said Sanghera's very used to taking transit so he might be outside of Delta by now. 

His grandson, Rajpal Faghura, said the whole family is extremely worried, adding that Sanghera is a caring, well-known member of the Delta community. 

"We haven't slept for five days," Faghura said at the news conference. 

"The kind of person he is, is someone you just want to sit with all day long. You just want to sit with him, you want to learn from him, you want to talk to him. He's very humorous, he's very kind … he always wants to hug you."

Along with dementia, Sanghera has diabetes and requires medication, leading to extra concern from his family members and investigators. 

"On Saturday we conducted an extensive ground search," Supt. Harj Sidhu with Delta police said. "We brought in the South Fraser Search and Rescue team to assist us and they did a wide area search, looking through all the trails and pathways in the North Delta area."

Sidhu said the missing person file has been transferred to Delta police's investigative team for extra support. He's asking community members to check unlocked buildings, sheds and even vehicles in case Sanghera "got disoriented and sat down for a bit."

Sanghera's family also provided an updated clothing description Tuesday, saying he was wearing a sky blue turban, a dark grey zip-up jacket over a plaid shirt, dark grey jogging pants with a white stripe outside both pant legs and black running shoes.

He also has a long grey beard and a tattoo of the Ek Onkar symbol on the back of his hand.

Sanghera went missing from the family home in North Delta, near Nordel Way and 116th St on May 15. 

 “Mr. Sanghera’s family is very concerned about his well-being,” says Cris Leykauf, spokesperson for Delta Police. “He is a frequent user of transit, but unfortunately our officers’ initial searches have not yielded any results. His family believes he may be travelling towards the temple at 140th Street and 84th Ave. in Surrey, but he has not yet been there today.”

If you believe you have seen Mr. Sanghera or have information on his whereabouts, please contact 604-946-4411