Benjamin Palluq
Alias: Benjy Padluq
Case reference: 2014006567
Missing since: March 15, 2014
Missing from: Iqaluit, Nunavut
Year of birth: 1969
Age at disappearance: 44 yrs
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Indigenous
Eye color: Brown
Hair: Black, Short
Height: 170 cms / 5ft 7in
Weight: 65 kgs / 143 lbs
Physical Build: Slender/Thin
Notable: Benjamin is missing a front tooth and the rest are crooked. He requires medication for epilepsy and had other mental and physical health challenges.
Details: Benjamin is a houseless man well-known in Iqaluit, Nunavut, has been missing since March 2014. He was first reported missing on March 21, 2014. Benjamin was a fixture in downtown Iqaluit, frequently seen at the Northmart, Baffin Gas, or the Royal Bank building.
For weeks following his disappearance, the Iqaluit RCMP, Nunavut Search and Rescue, and hundreds of local volunteers scoured the city, checking abandoned boats, crates, furnace rooms, and crawl spaces.
At age 17, he survived a near-fatal snowmobile accident where he was found “nearly frozen to death,” which left him with distinctive marks on his chin and led to the loss of his toes from severe frostbite.
In April 2016, two years after he vanished, Benjamin’s family and friends held a memorial service at St. Jude’s Anglican Cathedral in Iqaluit. His disappearance sparked significant community dialogue regarding the lack of resources for homelessness and mental health in the North.
If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:
Iqaluit RCMP: (867) 979-0123
Reference Case#: IQA2014307851
Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
Online at: https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tip
Crime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping
Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Source: Canada’s Missing, CBC, Nunatsiaq
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