Missing 73-year-old man

August 18, 2026 - Shippagan, New Brunswick
From: New Brunswick RCMP

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Update, August 18, 2026: Police continue to seek the public's assistance in locating Joseph Aldonia Chiasson, who was last seen in Shippagan on August 10, 2022. Investigators remain committed to finding answers and encourage anyone with information about his whereabouts to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lamèque RCMP at 506-344-2006 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Original news release posted on August 18, 2022: The Lamèque RCMP is asking for the public's help locating a missing 73-year-old man from the community of Shippagan, N.B.

Joseph Aldonia Chiasson was last seen on August 10, 2022, on JD Gauthier Boulevard in Shippagan. He was reported missing to police on August 17. Police have followed up on several leads to try and locate him but have so far been unsuccessful. Police and his family are concerned for his wellbeing as he has a medical condition that could make him appear disoriented and behave unpredictably.

Joseph Aldonia Chiasson is described as being approximately five foot eleven inches tall (180 centimetres) and weighing approximately 150 pounds (68 kilograms). He has brown eyes, short grey hair and has a mustache. He wears prescription eyeglasses and has a tattoo in the shape of a heart with an arrow on his left forearm.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Joseph Aldonia Chiasson is asked to contact the Lamèque RCMP at 506-344-2006.

Constable Steeve Gagnon
Lamèque Detachment
Northeast District RCMP
506-344-2006
rcmpnb.grcnb@rcmp-grc.gc.ca