Search for missing Vancouver Island father enters day 6

The search for missing Vancouver Island father Ben Kilmer is now in its sixth day and police are calling the circumstances around his disappearancesuspicious.

On Wednesday afternoon,Kilmer'sabandoned work van was found on Cowichan Lake Road west of Duncan with the engine still running. Asmall amount of blood and his personal items werefound in the van, according to RCMP.

The 41-year-old electrician from Cobble Hill, B.C., was last spotted on surveillance video at a job site shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Friends and family have joined the 60 search and rescue team members in the effort, along with RCMPinvestigators and a police dog team.Crews have also been paddling up and down the CowichanRiver.

"Nothing found so far," said CowichanSearch and Rescue leader Tina Phillips. "We are continuing to grid search an area of high priority."

The father of two is described on a "missing" posteras five-foot-ten and 180 pounds. RCMPsay he has short brown hair and blue eyes. He is clean shaven and was last seen wearing light coloured pants, a black shirt and steel-toed work boots.

Anyone with information about Kilmer is asked to callNorth Cowichan / Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.