William Ronald Wobser, 56, left Dresden, New York, for a day of fishing on Seneca Lake on December 5, 1986, and did not return. He was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Two days later, on December 7, 1986, his unmanned boat was found adrift near Newlander’s Cove.

Searches of the lake and shorelines by authorities and volunteers produced no sign of William or further evidence about what happened that day. The discovery of the empty boat remains the sole tangible lead in an otherwise unexplained disappearance. The New York State Police keep the case open and he is listed as a missing person.

Did anyone in the area fish Seneca Lake in early December 1986 or recall seeing an unattended boat near Newlander’s Cove that weekend?