Thomas Edward Hatcher, 42, traveled from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, to visit family in Sioux Lookout, Ontario over the winter of 2024. His visit continued into the new year, and on the morning of January 7, 2025 he was last seen at about 8:00 a.m. walking east on Alcona Drive at Durantes Road, apparently headed toward a nearby wooded area. CCTV captured him wearing a black jacket, grey jogging pants, black boots and a grey toque with a red stripe; he is 5 feet 8 inches, slim, with red hair.

Described as a vulnerable person who requires daily medication, Hatcher may have used local shelters in the days before he disappeared. Police launched a missing person investigation and searched the surrounding terrain. An abandoned backpack was recovered containing his birth certificate and other personal items, a detail that investigators say suggests he did not plan to start a new life elsewhere. Authorities have said he may have been despondent when he went missing.

If anyone saw a man matching Thomas Hatcher’s description near Alcona Drive, Durantes Road, the wooded area, or along the highways around Sioux Lookout in early January 2025, please come forward with information.