Ronnie Harper was a sixteen-year-old Indigenous boy who disappeared from Red Sucker Lake in Manitoba on a summer day in 1966. Born August 31, 1949, he was last seen wearing a blue nylon hooded jacket, blue denim jeans and black rubber boots. He was described as thin, five feet nine inches and about 146 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Ronnie and a friend had paddled out in a canoe to retrieve a fishing net that appeared to be weighed down. As they pulled, the line gave way, the canoe capsized and both boys were thrown into the water. They clung to the overturned canoe and tried to push toward shore. The friend reached land but, when he looked back, Ronnie was gone. An immediate search failed to find him and he is presumed to have drowned.

The family and community were left with unanswered questions after that sudden accident. Does anyone remember hearing more about that day at Red Sucker Lake or have information about Ronnie’s final movements?