WHITINGHAM, VT. — The vehicle of a missing man from North Bennington, Vt., was found abandoned Friday in Whitingham, Vt. However, its owner remains missing.
Matthew Houskeeper, 59, was last seen at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, when he was getting a haircut at Camille’s Hair Salon in Manchester, Vt. He was reported missing after he did not show up for a scheduled 10 a.m. shift at Kevin’s Sports Pub in North Bennington — something very out of character according to family, friends and coworkers.
His vehicle was located at 2445 Tunnel St. in Whitingham, near Sherman Reservoir, around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, according to police, and troopers responded to process the scene and initiate a search. Houskeeper, 59, had not been located before the search ended at nightfall.
Police resumed their search of the area on Saturday and Sunday, but did not find him.
Houskeeper is described as having gray-blonde hair that is cut short.
He was reported missing to the Bennington Police Department, according to his sister, Erica Housekeeper. The BPD confirmed that he was not at his apartment, she said.
“We have friends looking around reservoirs and lakes,” said Erica Houskeeper. “I also contacted Vermont State Parks.”
Though Houskeeper had been vacationing in Rhode Island in the days prior to his disappearance, his family confirms that he returned home early this week.
The Vermont State Police requests that anyone with information about Houskeeper’s disappearance contact either VSP’s Westminster Barracks at 802-722-4600 or the Bennington Police Department at 802-442-1030. Anonymous tips can be provided online at vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
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