On September 13, 1975, William Wesley Garson went hunting on Moose Lake, Manitoba, with his father, his brother, and a friend. The next day local hunters found gas cans and a thermos with the Garson name adrift, and a search located the party’s boat upright on the lakebed in eight to ten feet of water. The vessel was heavily laden with camping and hunting gear, its motors in forward gear, and it did not contain any flotation devices.

Recovery efforts brought up the bodies of William’s father, brother, and the friend, but William himself was never found. Authorities concluded he likely drowned in the turbulent waters that day, yet his remains were not recovered, leaving the family without closure. Does anyone have information about William Wesley Garson’s final movements on the lake or leads that could help explain how he was separated from the others?