"At the time he was last seen, Gardiner was wearing black boots, green pants, a grey shirt and a ball cap," RCMP say. (submitted/ Sask. RCMP Media)

By battlefordsNOW staff

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UPDATE: RCMP announced on July 28 that Gardiner was arrested in Saskatoon on July 28, 2025. He made his first appearance in Provincial Court the same morning

RCMP are searching for an inmate who fled custody while performing community service near Martin’s Lake Regional Park, about 29 kilometres north of Blaine Lake.

Mounties say in a release that Garret Gardiner, 33, ran into the bush around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. He was serving a sentence at Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre at the time.

Gardiner is described as five-foot-seven and 176 pounds, with a medium build, black hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo of a happy face on his left hand and a diamond on his right forearm. He was last seen wearing black boots, green pants, a grey shirt and a ball cap.

Gardiner has connections to the Buffalo Narrows area, but it is not confirmed he is heading there.

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“If seen, he should not be approached,” said RCMP.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Blaine Lake RCMP at 310-RCMP or 911. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or online.

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