Douglas G. Depue was 33 when he went out alone for a fishing trip on Seneca Lake in Watkins Glen, New York, on November 1, 1997. He was last seen about 10:30 a.m. in his Lund Bass boat. Two hours later, at 12:30 p.m., the boat was found adrift roughly three miles north of Watkins Glen near Hector Falls with no sign of Depue.

His pickup truck and boat trailer were located on shore at the village boat launch. Despite extensive searches, Depue was never found. Investigators have considered drowning a possible explanation, but without a recovered body the case remains classified as a missing person and his fate is unresolved.

If anyone saw Douglas on Seneca Lake that morning or has information about the area around Hector Falls, please come forward.