Peter David Bighetty was 24 when he disappeared on September 20, 1969, while canoeing on Reindeer Lake near Brochet in northern Manitoba. He had left Jackpine Island with two other commercial fishermen and was paddling his own canoe ahead of the pair. The other men stopped on an island after their canoe had mechanical trouble; Peter continued on alone and was never seen or heard from again.

His canoe was later found in Reindeer Lake about 9.6 kilometres south of Brochet, reportedly in a vertical position in the water, but Peter was not located with it and no remains have been recovered. He was described as having black hair and brown eyes and was wearing tall rubber boots, a rubber jacket and rubber pants. Authorities have treated the circumstances as consistent with an accidental drowning and have said foul play is not suspected, but without his remains the account of what happened remains incomplete.

Does anyone who fished or traveled Reindeer Lake in 1969 recall the crossing near Brochet or have information that could shed light on Peter’s last known movements?