William Emil Schmitt, 38, was last seen in Tuolumne County, California on May 5, 1995, after a fishing trip to New Melones Lake. He left his Sonora home on the morning of May 4 at about 8:30 a.m., intending to be back by roughly 1:30 p.m., but never returned.

That afternoon, at about 4:00 p.m., Schmitt’s boat was found empty and still running under the Parrott’s Ferry bridge on the lake. At the time he went missing he was described as a white male, brown hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 10 inches, 195 pounds, last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, green t-shirt, blue jeans, tan leather western-style boots, and a brown baseball cap. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office is investigating; few other details are available.

If anyone was at New Melones Lake or the Parrott’s Ferry area around May 4–5, 1995 and remembers seeing William Schmitt or his boat, please share what you know.