WEST HAVEN, CT – The search for a man who has been missing in West Haven for nearly eight weeks is attracting national attention. Gil Cunha disappeared in the early hours of the morning of his 50th birthday and his family is very ill.
Cunha was last seen by a family member on May 7 in the Overlook Avenue area of West Haven, according to a silver alert issued by police. There have also been several billboards and hundreds of “missing person” signs along the coast in an effort to help you find him.
A family member told Dateline NBC that Cunha’s father saw him watching television between 12 am and 2 am Cunha had left in the morning. Family members said it was different than taking off without contacting his family, and they are also concerned that he had been experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus and had been quarantined for three weeks before his disappearance, according to Dateline.
Lori Kenney, Cunha’s cousin, told Dateline that she left two cell phones, credit and debit cards, cash and her passport.
Cunha, who had been living in Europe for the past decade, moved into her parents’ home in West Haven in November when she began working as a teacher for the West Haven public school system, according to Dateline.
Police describe Cuhna as a white man with brown eyes. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds. He has a shaved head and a beard with a mustache. He was last seen wearing a royal blue baseball cap with a “T” on the front, a gray and blue windbreaker, and a red or green scarf to cover his mouth.
Anyone with information should contact the West Haven Police Department at 203-937-3900.
Read more on Dateline NBC here.
