Patrick “Paddy” Weymouth Paddon

In the quiet early hours of November 29, 1969, 17-year-old Patrick “Paddy” Paddon set out with his father, Bernard, and his uncle, Neil, for a day of deer hunting in the Burnside area of Colchester County, near Upper Stewiacke and Pembroke Road. It was meant to be a simple family outing, one of their last chances to hunt together before the season closed.

Paddy was a bright and capable young man, a Grade 11 student at Prince Andrew High School (now Woodlawn High) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where he lived with his family. The second oldest of four children, Paddy was known for his kindness, curiosity, and love of the outdoors. Over the years, he had learned invaluable bushcraft and hunting skills from an Indigenous family friend who took him under his wing.

That morning, Paddy entered the woods well prepared, carrying food, a safety flare, a compass, a pocket watch, and matches carefully sealed in wax to ensure they would light even in the rain. He wore a warm, reversible, water-repellent coat, his family later recalled how thoughtful and meticulous he was about being ready for any situation.

The group began their hunt near 2491 Pembroke Road, about 500 yards from a family friend’s farmhouse, where they planned to meet again at noon. Before parting ways, Bernard reminded his son, “Be careful, and I’ll see you back at the farm at noon,” joking as Paddy walked away, “Don’t shoot too many deer.”

The plan was simple: no one would cross the road or the river, and everyone would return to the farmhouse for lunch. Confident in his son’s strong sense of direction and experience in the woods, Bernard felt reassured. But as the morning passed and the family gathered at the meeting point, Paddy never arrived. Despite an extensive search that followed, he was never found.

Decades later, Paddy’s family still clings to hope, longing for the day they might be reunited with their beloved son.

Summary

• Date of Disappearance: November 29, 1969
• Location of Disappearance: Upper Stewiacke/Burnside area (Colchester County), Nova Scotia, Canada
• Age at Disappearance: 17
• Date of Birth: April 18, 1952
• Height: 6 feet
• Weight: 150 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Green
• Gender: Male
• Ethnicity: White
• Investigating Agency: Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime 902-896-5060
• Dental Information: Available but not entered (NCIC)
• Medical Information: None to note
• Notable Identifiers: None
• Missing Personal Items: Knife (black composition handle with silver diamond, having emblem in green, bowie shaped blade with five and one-half inch blade); knife case (black leather with silver edge); rifle (.303 Lee Enfield Mark III, upper furniture removed, lower furniture removed halfway up the barrel, forward tip carved by hand, regulation brass butt plate. Serial number not available, matches dipped in wax in butt of rifle); compass (Canadian Tire type, silver case, brass locking lever, pocket type with ring for string, air filled with hinged cover); a “Two Red Star” flare encased in metal with screw top
• Clothing/Jewelry: hunting attire: red cap; boots(yellow sole, green top, full lace); coat (reversible, solid red water repellant one side, red and black check other, eight pocket, game pocket in rear); ring (Signet ring, 10 carat gold shank, letter “P” in silver, chip diamond to the right, mounted on black onyx; watch (Ingraham make, pocket watch, silver in colour, numbers on face)
• Tattoos: None

Additional Information

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• We The Missing
• Missing People of Canada
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