A spring fishing trip on Canandaigua Lake ended in disappearance when Olen G. Smith, 38, went missing after a 15-foot fiberglass boat capsized on April 17, 1988. Smith had taken two children to fish at the south end of the lake; high winds and waves quickly overwhelmed the small vessel and it sank. None of the three occupants were wearing flotation devices.

Local residents pulled the two children from the cold water, but witnesses saw Smith go under and he did not resurface. Divers searched the area immediately but were unable to locate him, and his body has never been recovered. Smith was described as a Caucasian male, 6 feet 3 inches, 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

The New York State Police continue to list him as a missing person and the case remains open. Does anyone who was on or near Canandaigua Lake that day have information that could help explain what happened to Olen Smith?