Edward Joseph Labrie, 61, and his sister Shirley Klemgard were last seen about 6:00 p.m. on September 16, 1989, after launching from the Alexandria Bay area for a fishing trip on Lake Ontario. They were in a 16-foot, 1962 Lone Star boat, white with red trim, powered by a black 40-horsepower Evinrude motor; relatives had worried the motor had been stalling before the trip. They were believed to be traveling from Galoo Island toward Henderson Harbor when their car and boat trailer were later found abandoned at a state boat launch in Henderson Harbor.

On September 24, 1989, a fragment of their fiberglass boat washed ashore at Fairhaven Beach in Cayuga County with a message written on it reading SEND HELP SHIRLEY KLEMGARD AND ED LABRIE LOST 7 DAYS ON 16 FT BOAT FIBERGLASS RED & WHITE, indicating they had been stranded at least a week. Extensive searches turned up no further trace of Edward or Shirley, and neither sibling has ever been found.

The New York State Police continue to hold the case file.