Bone found in Hamilton Harbour linked to Thorold man who vanished in 2022; family still seeking answers

After three long years, a heartbreaking discovery in the Hamilton Harbour has proven to be the only clue in the investigation surrounding Nicholas Adamson, a 29-year-old from Thorold, who vanished, without a trace, in 2022.

Late last month, investigators confirmed that a bone found in Hamilton’s harbour was part of Adamson’s remains, and while it gives his family a small piece of the truth, they say they’re still searching for the full story of what happened to their son.

“The police detective who has been working the case for the last three years came to my house, and informed me that they found a bone, a worker at Dofasco found a bone in the Hamilton Harbour. They called the coroner and through the couple of months, the DNA came back that it was Nicholas’ DNA” said Nicholas’ mother, Jennifer Adamson.

In March of 2022, Nicholas Adamson disappeared without a trace, after a night out in Thorold, with his friends.

For three long agonizing years his friends, family and police searched high and low for any clue of where he may have gone, but found nothing.

“Every door in Thorold, every business, we looked behind it, we looked in every place. We even tried to do the time lapse when the camera was at the Moose and Goose” said Bill, Nicholas’ father.

He was last spotted outside the Moose and Goose around 2 am, then never seen again.

“We don’t believe he went into the water, because when we were looking for him, like from here now to the Moose and Goose it’s not easy to get into the water.  To get into the canal, you have to get over a 12 foot fence” Bill said.

Investigators do not suspect there to have been any foul play in Nicholas Adamsons death.

“I do not believe my son would walk over to water and either fall in, dive in, anything. He wanted to come home that night, I don’t think he was suicidal.  He wanted to be home. He called me to pick him up. He wanted to be home” Jennifer said.

Nicholas Adamsons family says they will never stop asking how and why he ended up in Hamilton’s harbour.

“Still thinking we’d get a phone call hey we found him, he was unconscious or he lost his memory or here he is, or just always had hope that there would be something that we would find him” said Bill.

They remember him not for the mystery, but for his kindness, his humor, and the love he had for those closet to him.

While the case may now be closed, Nicholas’ parents continue to urge anyone, who may know anything, to come forward.

A funeral is to be held next Saturday May 31, at the George Darte funeral home in St Catharines.