An image of Ryan O'Donnell in 2024. Credit: Courtesy Concord Police Department

Almost one year ago, a family member dropped off Ryan O’Donnell in the vicinity of Hall Street and Water Street in Concord. That day — Sunday, July 27, 2025 — is when he was last seen.

Police have searched for O’Donnell multiple times through the city’s South End and homeless encampments, which he was known to frequent, according to the Concord Police Department. Officers are now seeking the public’s help to locate him.

O’Donnell regularly walked the railroad tracks, and authorities are renewing their call for residents who live along that corridor to look for him.

“The Concord Police Department is requesting that property owners along the railroad tracks in Concord, Bow and Canterbury check their private property, to include any sheds or outbuildings, for any signs of Ryan O’Donnell,” Lieutenant Thomas Yerkes said in a statement.

O’Donnell, of Bow, was last seen with a full, dark beard. He is a 44-year-old white male with blue eyes, brown hair and a medium build, about 5’8″ tall.

Anyone with information about O’Donnell’s disappearance or whereabouts may contact the Concord Police Department at (603) 225-8600.

Rebeca Pereira is the news editor at the Concord Monitor. She reports on farming, food insecurity, animal welfare and the towns of Canterbury, Tilton and Northfield. Reach her at rpereira@cmonitor.com