The family of Kenneth Bradley Terpstra say the 27-year-old, whose sudden disappearance baffled friends and family, has been found safe.

His mother, Tracie Frey Lemishka made the announcement in a public Facebook post on Wednesday morning.

In the post, she thanked volunteers in the search effort for helping to bring her son home safe.

"Bradley has been found and he is okay," reads the post from Lemishka.

"All of us, his family, would like to thank everyone who helped in any way you did to help us find Brad and bring home Much love to you all."

The following story was published on Tuesday afternoon, as Terpstra's family continued their search in cooperation with community volunteers and Edmonton police:

Tracie Lemishka knew something was wrong when her son, Kenneth Bradley Terpstra, didn't come home from work on Friday.

Terpstra, who goes by Brad, works at Clear Skies Heating and Air Conditioning near 39th Street and 53rd Avenue. He left the area at about 3:35 p.m.

Lemischka said he should have walked through the door of their Terwillegar home by 5 p.m. — but he never did.

About 130 people searched for the 27-year-old on Monday night, sweeping the south side of the city, along with parts of Sherwood Park and the Enoch Cree Nation area. Volunteers drove all possible routes Terpstra could have taken to get home from work.

Bradley Terpstra's step-sister, Jenna Armstrong, handing out flyers in the Edmonton and Beaumont areas. (Anna McMillan/CBC)

Terpstra's father said they didn't find any signs of him or his vehicle, a black 2016 Chevrolet Cruze.

"He's basically vanished," Richard Terpstra said. "There's nothing, absolutely nothing. There's no car. Nobody has come forward with anything."

A stock photo of a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. (Edmonton Police Service)

Richard said volunteers started looking for his son around 5 p.m. on Monday, working past midnight.

They expanded their efforts to the Beaumont area on Tuesday, searching rural roads with the hope they would find some sign of Terpstra — a wallet, a car part, a piece of clothing.

An Edmonton police spokesperson said the missing persons unit is investigating Terpstra's disappearance. Investigators have been conducting interviews and retracing Terpstra's steps.

Police have asked anyone with information on Terpstra's whereabouts to contact them.

Family baffled by disappearance

Lemishka said her son follows a predictable routine, so the disappearance is out of character.

"Bradley's a pretty quiet guy," she said. "He spends a lot of time at home. He doesn't go out a lot."

He hasn't used his credit card or phone since Friday, though Terpstra's step-sister, Jenna Armstrong, noticed that while the phone was off and didn't ring on Saturday, it was temporarily turned back on Sunday.

It's baffling us all because there is no explanation that would make sense. - Jenn Armstrong, Bradley Terpstra's step-sister

Armstrong said she doesn't have any ideas about what could have happened to her step-brother.

"Even if somebody had tried to start an altercation with him, he's not the type of person that would be aggressive or antagonize somebody," she said, adding that Terpstra is shy and tends to keep to himself.

"It's so out of character that it's baffling us all because there is no explanation that would make sense — because he's so routine and because he doesn't have these extroverted hobbies."

The search for Terpstra expanded beyond Edmonton: A small group of volunteers looking signs of Terpstra on a rural road south of Beaumont. (Anna McMillan/CBC)

Terpstra is five foot seven inches tall and weighs approximately 240 pounds. He has brown eyes and short brown hair, and was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and jeans.

People who want to help look for him Tuesday can go to Vintage Towing in Nisku, which is the meeting place for volunteers. There is also a Facebook group dedicated to the search.