A 1967 fishing trip from Churchill, Manitoba, ended in permanent loss when three men failed to return. James Arthur Cochrane, described as 70 inches tall with a heavy build, brown hair and a light complexion, was one of six men paddling in three canoes toward the area where the Hayes and Nelson Rivers meet Hudson Bay. On June 20 the group made an unplanned camp after two canoes became stuck in tidal mud flats.

On June 21 Cochrane and two companions, Kurt Hild and Ronald Davidson, set out to retrieve the stranded canoes. A sudden storm brought fierce winds and freezing rain, and the three men disappeared from view and were never seen again. Authorities stated foul play was not suspected; the narrative attributes the loss to the hazardous river, tidal mud, isolation and severe weather.

Does anyone have memories of that 1967 expedition or information about search efforts that followed?