Joshua Wall

📍 Location

📝 Description

Joshua Wall, a 26-year-old man from Newfoundland and Labrador, went missing on January 17, 2020 after leaving his home in Roaches Line during a historic blizzard to walk via wooded trails to a friend’s house in nearby Marysvale. After multi-day searches by RCMP and volunteer ground search teams were hampered by severe weather and briefly suspended, his body was recovered near/off Roaches Line on January 25, 2020. Authorities confirmed the identification and offered condolences to the family.

🔍 Circumstances

On the afternoon of January 17, 2020, during a record-setting blizzard in eastern Newfoundland, Joshua Wall left his residence in Roaches Line to walk through the woods to a friend’s home in Marysvale. Extensive searches over several days involved RCMP, K9 units, helicopters, and volunteer ground search and rescue teams. RCMP paused the official search on January 21 due to exhaustive efforts and conditions, while volunteers continued. On January 25, a body discovered near/off Roaches Line was confirmed to be Wall. Later reporting noted a volunteer searcher located his remains in a marshy area, bringing closure to the family.

👤 Physical Description

Male, 26 years old at the time of disappearance; no further physical descriptors were publicly detailed in the cited sources.

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