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Norman Michael Ritchie Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tobermory, Ontario on Sep 29, 1979

Victim Details

Norman Michael

Ritchie

63

16

71 inches

71 inches

139 lbs

139 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Deformity Right Foot, Webbed toes Deformity Left Foot, Webbed toes

Sep 29, 1979

Tobermory

Ontario

Bruce Peninsula OPP OPP ONCMPUR ; 1-705-330-4144;

Ontario

[email protected]

1-877-934-6363

1-877-934-6363

Law Enforcement

RM06044115

Bruce Peninsula OPP OPP ONCMPUR ; 1-705-330-4144;

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

No

09/23/2026


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In the late summer of 1979, a young man named Norman Michael Ritchie vanished into the waters of Georgian Bay, leaving behind a family to wonder what had become of him. On September 29, 1979, the 16-year-old was a passenger in a 16-foot cedar strip boat near Cove Island, off the coast of Tobermory, Ontario. It was a day that would end in tragedy, as the vessel suddenly capsized, throwing its occupants into the vast and unpredictable waters. While the immediate aftermath saw the recovery of five ...
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Last Seen: Sep 29, 1979

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