George Weeden, in his early sixties and a former railroad engineer with limited mobility from a prior back and leg injury, disappeared in Northern Ontario after a hunting trip in late October 1959. He and companion Meryl Newcombe were last seen between mile markers 106 and 107 on the Canadian Pacific Railway line west of Chapleau, Ontario, on October 29, 1959, while heading to a lodge Newcombe operated.

Searchers conducted an extensive manhunt that was suspended when heavy snow arrived and resumed in spring 1960, but no sign of either man was ever found. Their cabin was discovered with the remains of breakfast still in a frying pan, suggesting an abrupt departure. Given Newcombe’s knowledge of the area and Weeden’s limited mobility, investigators thought it unlikely they had gone far from the tracks. The official investigation remains open, and the complete lack of belongings, physical evidence, or confirmed explanation has left the case unresolved.

Did anyone in the Chapleau area know George or Meryl or have information about travel in that railway corridor in 1959?