Human remains identified as St. Catharines man missing for over 3 years

Niagara police say human remains found near Hamilton Harbour in December belong to a man from St. Catharines that was missing for over three years.

Hamilton police say they found human remains near Hamilton Harbour Dec. 5, and submitted DNA samples to the RCMP National Data Bank for analysis.

Niagara detectives say the DNA test results identified the remains to belong to 29-year-old Nicholas Adamson.

Adamson was last seen in the morning of March 17, 2022, near The Moose & Goose bar at 54 Paul De Divitiis Sr. Way in Thorold.

Officers say the missing person investigation into Adamson’s whereabouts is now closed with no foul play suspected.

Hamilton police have also closed the investigation into the human remains suspecting no foul play.

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