Durham police search for missing Ajax boy Mitchell Somerville

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Durham Regional Police are asking the public for assistance in locating a missing Ajax teenager.

Mitchell Somerville, age 17, of Burningham Crescent in Ajax was last seen yesterday in the areas of Church Street and Highway 2 in Ajax, as well as Taunton Road and Anderson Street in Whitby. He may also have been in the area of Oklahoma Drive and Breezy Drive in Pickering yesterday.

He is described as a male, white, 6’2” tall, about 187 lbs, with brown hair, blue eyes, athletic build, no known scars or tattoos. He was last seen wearing blue or black athletic shorts, a gold chain and a dark T-shirt. A recent photo is attached. 

He has gone missing before, but not for such an extended period. 

Update: The body of a teenaged male was found today in Frenchman’s Bay on Lake Ontario. It is believed to be that of an Ajax male who has been missing since Sept. 21st, 2012.

Members of the DRPS Public Order Unit, the DRPS Marine Unit and members of OVERT were searching the shoreline most of the day and discovered the body, which has now been sent to the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto to confirm identification and cause of death.

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6 Comments

  1. I have met Mitchell’s family (mom,dad and sister) on several occasions at Bruce Hanscomb park, searching for him. Please if you know of his where-abouts, let someone know!

  2. I have come across Mitchell’s parents and sister at Bruce Hanscomb Park on several occasions. Please help this family find their son/brother. Please contact the police if you have any information.

  3. I have come across Mitchell’s parents and sister at Bruce Hanscomb Park on several occasions. Please help this family find their son/brother. Please contact the police if you have any information.

  4. I would like to help in any way in the search of this young man. His family must be gouing out of their minds! I am a mother of a 19yr old and from the bottom of my heart want and hope for his safe return home.

    Please let us know how we can help?

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