On February 3, 1988, three-year-old David Ambroise was playing near the Saint-Maurice River in the First Nations reserve of Wemotaci, Quebec, when he slipped and was swept into the river. Immediate and extensive searches by the community and search parties followed, but the swift, cold currents carried him out of sight and no trace was ever found.

Searchers combed the riverbanks and surrounding areas, and the recovery effort proved unsuccessful in the face of the river’s powerful flow and February conditions. The community was left to mourn the sudden loss of one of its youngest members, and David’s absence remains a lasting sorrow.

Anyone who knew David, was in Wemotaci that winter, or has information about the river in that area at the time is asked to come forward.