Update (February 23): Richmond RCMP announced that Jatinder Singh has been located and is safe. Richmond RCMP thanked the public and media for their assistance.

Original article (February 21):

A male teenager from Richmond has gone missing after he was last seen on Tuesday, according to a Richmond RCMP news release issued today (February 21).

Jatinder Singh is described as a 16-year-old South Asian male who is 188 centimetres (six-feet, two-inches) tall with a slender build. He has black hair and brown eyes.

When he was last seen on February 18, he was wearing a white hoodie, jeans, and brown running shoes, and had a green backpack.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact their local police, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.