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One of the most-photographed Nova Scotians is missing.

Shorty, a wide-eyed, five-foot-two wooden fisherman, was stolen from outside a tourist spot in Peggy’s Cove, N.S., earlier this week.

Owner Peter Richardson, who announced the loss on Facebook, said Shorty arrived in August and proved to be very popular.

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Richardson owns several businesses in the tourist area, including Peggy’s Cove Lobsters. He bought Shorty for $1,000 to draw customers to his lobster-roll food truck.

He says the folksy statue was photographed thousands of times.

“I’d say one in five people stopped to take a picture with Shorty,” said Richardson, who also owns Peggy’s Cove Boat Tours.

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The view is just not the same without you Shorty #freeShorty @globalhalifax pic.twitter.com/r4KTAKq9P9 — Whitney Oickle (@WOickle) April 12, 2019