CANADA Richard Mahoney, 80, last seen early morning, July 18, on Jessica Wong Lane in Baddeck, NS.

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In a news release, the Nova Scotia RCMP say they believe Mahoney is on foot and could be in, or heading to, the Sydney area. RCMP say they are asking the public in the Sydney area, as well as all areas between Baddeck and Sydney, to be vigilant.

Police say Mahoney is five feet eight inches tall and 140 pounds. He has grey hair and blue eyes. He has a dark bruise on his right elbow. He could be wearing dark-coloured shorts, a white-and-blue plaid or checkered shirt and moccasin-style shoes.

Richard Mahoney, 80, was last seen early on Thursday morning on Jessica Wong Lane in Baddeck.

 

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Jennifer MacDonald, chair of the village commission, said the public should have been notified right away when 80-year-old Baddeck resident Richard Mahoney was reported missing on Thursday.

"We are a small community and there probably are things that we could have done," she told CBC News on Tuesday, after raising concerns about the search for Mahoney at Monday night's Victoria County council meeting.

"The RCMP indicated that they felt he was on foot, so certainly time was of the essence and I just feel like communication might have helped. It may not have, but it certainly wouldn't have hurt."

MacDonald said an alert finally went out late Thursday, as it was getting dark, after she repeatedly pushed RCMP and municipal officials.

In a news release on Tuesday, RCMP said the search for Mahoney had been suspended Sunday night.

Leanne MacEachen said according to policy, the municipal system is for day-to-day issues, such as changes to the garbage pickup schedule, or critical incidents from severe weather.

She said the county will use it if asked by the emergency management co-ordinator or RCMP, but that didn't happen in this case.

Alert system should have been used sooner for missing senior, says Baddeck official

 

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A missing elderly man(opens in a new tab) may be in or heading towards Sydney, N.S.

According to an RCMP news release, Richard Mahoney, 80, was last seen on Jessica Wong Lane in Baddeck in the early hours of Thursday. Police believe he is on foot.

Missing elderly man could be in Sydney: N.S. RCMP

 

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‘It's been a horrific experience’: Family of missing Baddeck man conducting weekend search

BADDECK Shelley Mahoney cant help but wonder how close she may have been to finding her husband the morning he went missing.

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Article from Sept. 11, 2024.