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- VIDEO: Tim Weekes reports for CBC-TV (Runs 2:01)
- VIDEO: Hady Quan's brother is interviewed about the search efforts
- VIDEO: Friend Darren Singh expands appeal for help in interview with CBC-TV's Tim Weekes (Runs 3:47)
- AUDIO: Hady Quan's best friend, Erik Striebel, gives update on CBC Radio's Early Edition (Runs 5:47)
- Missing B.C. man's friends decry Ottawa's search support
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Friends of a Vancouver man who vanished in the waters off the Dominican Republic last week are moving their private search effort online.
Marius Purcel is seen here on a video posted on YouTube criticizing the Canadian government for failing to participate in search efforts.
(YouTube)
Marius Purcel, a friend of 30-year-old Hady Quan, has posted a plea on the video-sharing website YouTube.
In the video, Purcel criticizes the Canadian government for failing to participate in search efforts.
"We need your help in raising awareness of this and signing a petition to the local politicians and the prime minister in the hope that it will still be in time to find Hady," said Purcel.
Hady Quan, 30, has not been seen since he was swept to sea off the coast of the Dominican Republic while trying to save another swimmer.
(Photo provided by Gabriela Ionita)
The video is posted on YouTube under the title "Canadian in distress."
Hady Quan disappeared while swimming near the Excellence Punta Cana Resort and Spa on December 29 when he went to help another man who was caught in a rip current.
His family and friends have since spent tens of thousands of dollars to hire boats, a dive team and a helicopter to search for him but have found no trace of the missing swimmer.
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