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Local man went missing seven years ago today

Joly-Durocher was 20 years old at the time of his disappearance
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Today marks the seventh year of Luke Joly-Durocher’s disappearance and police say the investigation remains active. 

See: Sixth anniversary of disappearance of Luke Joly-Durocher

Joly-Durocher was 20 years old at the time of his disappearance. 

He traveled to North Bay from his home in Temiscaming, Quebec to visit with friends, and ended up going to a bar in the downtown area on the evening of March 4th, 2011 with those friends. 

Shortly before midnight, Luke was refused entry to the bar and left the area on foot. He has not been seen or heard from since.

He is described as:

  • 5’8”,
  • 150 pounds,
  • dark curly short hair,
  • slim build with
  • braces on his upper teeth. 

For more information on this investigation, visit https://www.northbaypolice.ca/news-releases/unsolved-missing-person-investigations/luke-joly-durocher

Anyone with information that may help find Luke is asked to call the North Bay Police Service at 705-497-5555 and select option 9 to speak to a police officer. For those who wish to remain anonymous, contact Near North Crime Stoppers, by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by submitting a tip online at nearnorthcrimestoppers.com.


Jeff Turl

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