Michael James Bosma was 25 when he disappeared from Kelowna, British Columbia, on the evening of January 9, 2006. He was living at the Coral House Transition Facility after a recent discharge from a psychiatric ward. Michael left the facility for a walk around 9 p.m. and was expected back by 11 p.m. for medication but never returned. The last confirmed trace of him was a debit card transaction at Jammer’s Cold Beer and Liquor Store.

At the time he went missing he was six feet tall, about 246 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes, and he was days away from his 26th birthday. Family and friends mounted searches immediately, and investigators followed tips over the years, including a false report that a man named Michael Bosma had been found in Texas. Concern that he may have entered the water prompted a search by his brother and a friend who is a navy seal diver, but no trace was found.

The disappearance remains unsolved and the investigation has stayed open. The family has also been targeted by scams claiming to have information. If anyone who knew Michael or who was in Kelowna on January 9, 2006 has relevant information, please come forward.