Russell Angus Bonner was 24 when he disappeared on May 6, 1972, east of Lynn Lake, northern Manitoba. He and a companion were traveling on the lead dog sled as part of a four-man fishing and trapping party returning from town. The two men on the second sled, about 2.5 kilometers behind and roughly 183 meters away when it happened, watched the lead sled break through the ice.

Rescuers reached the spot and pulled Russell’s companion from the water but the man could not be revived. Despite immediate dragging and search efforts in the remote area, Russell Angus Bonner was not found and never resurfaced. The official account describes the incident as a tragic accident when the ice gave way.

Did anyone in the area at that time have memories of the trip or knowledge of the travel route that might shed light on what happened?