Chelsea man still missing after divers' search Gatineau River

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Sûreté du Québec divers had no success with a nautical search for 78-year-old William (Bill) Lidington of Chelsea on June 4.

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Police from MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais said the land-and-water search that began on June 2 had ended.

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Lidington, who has a neurocognitive health condition, went missing on June 2. He was last seen on Hellard Road at about 3 p.m. that day.

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Clues near the man’s Chelsea home suggested Lidington ventured into the Gatineau River, Sgt. Martin Fournel of MRC des Collines police wrote in a news release on June 3, but a day later police said investigators had not ruled out the possibility that Lidington went elsewhere on foot.

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The investigation remained active, and anyone with information about Lidington’s whereabouts was asked to contact Det. Sgt/ Catherine Madore of MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais police at 819-459-2422 ext. 4203.

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