Brandon Mark Pollock was last seen in the pre-dawn hours of September 10, 2019, leaving his family’s home near Herkimer and Caroline Streets in Hamilton, Ontario. His mother heard him leave about 4:00 a.m.; he was expected to return a few hours later and to attend school that day, but never did. His disappearance was reported that day because it was out of character for him.

That same morning three men in a boat near the Lift Bridge on Lake Ontario encountered a man swimming alone roughly one kilometre from shore in the middle of the boat channel. The swimmer told them he was okay and waved them on; the boaters recorded their conversation and later, after seeing media reports about Pollock, provided the video to police. Brandon’s family identified the man in the footage as him. He is described as white, 5 feet 9 inches, about 165 pounds, medium build, with a brown birthmark on the right side of his neck below his ear.

The video remains the last confirmed sighting and the investigation is open with no new leads reported. If anyone saw Brandon around Hamilton or Bayfront Park that morning or has information about the Lake Ontario sighting, please come forward.