Missing 82 Year Old Man Located Safe in New Glasgow.

Update: Missing person ————-located————

August 4, 2026
9:20 p.m.
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
News Release

Missing 82-Year-Old Man Safely Located

The 82-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday, August 3, 2026, in New Glasgow, has been safely located’

New Glasgow Police has confirmed that the 82 year old male has been located safe in the area of the Pioneer Trail in New Glasgow and has been transported to the Aberdeen Hospital by Emergency Health Services with assistance from New Glasgow Police and Volunteer Ground Search and Rescue Team members.
New Glasgow Police would like to extend our sincere appreciation to all of the volunteer Ground Search and Rescue teams from across the Province of Nova Scotia for their tireless efforts in assisting with the search.
We also thank the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), RCMP Police Dog Services the Nova Scotia Department of Emergency Management, Emergency Health Services, and the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Air Services Division for their invaluable support throughout this incident.

A special thank you is also extended to the public and the media for sharing information, providing tips, and helping circulate social media posts.

As the individual has now been safely located, New Glasgow Police respectfully ask members of the public and media to update or remove any related news articles, social media posts, and photographs of the missing person in order to protect his privacy and that of his family.

New Glasgow Police thank everyone involved for their assistance and cooperation.

Source: NGP Release