Missing since: September 8th, 1994
Year of birth: 1925
Age at disappearance: 68
Gender: Male
Bio group: Caucasian
Eye colour: Brown, wears very thick perscription glasses
Hair: Short grey
Height: 188 cm / 6 ft 2 in
Weight: 64 kg / 141 lb
Build: Slender / thin
Teeth: visible decay
Last seen wearing: a ball cap, a green jacket and green work pants
Other: One of his legs had gangrene, reportedly black all the way to his knee.
Walter disappeared after a stop to get gas
Walter Charles Westbrook was last seen on Thursday, September 8 th, 1994, walking southbound from the Highwayman Restaurant on Highway 11 North, on the west shoulder of the road, wearing very thick glasses, green work pants, a green jacket and a ball cap. One of Walter’s legs had gangrene, reportedly coloured black all the way to his knee.
A resident of Charlton, Ontario, Walter had been passing through North Bay with two family members. The three had stopped in North Bay to get gasoline and to make repairs to their vehicle before continuing on their journey. Described as confrontational and paranoid, Walter became impatient with the wait during their stop and decided to start hitchhiking.
Family reported him missing to North Bay Police, after their hopes to locate him walking along the highway were unsuccessful.
The police investigation into his disappearance remains unsolved.
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