Clifford Laird McKell was 19 when he disappeared from the Snow Lake area of Manitoba after an evening canoe outing on May 19, 1958. After supper he and a friend set out to try a newly acquired canoe despite reports of rough water and neither man being an experienced paddler. A witness saw the two traveling south on the lake at about 8:30 p.m., and neither was seen ashore again.

Searchers found the overturned canoe from an aerial sweep along with paddles and safety cushions. The friend’s body was later recovered on the shoreline, but Clifford’s body was never found. The lack of recovered remains has left his fate unconfirmed.

Did anyone in the Snow Lake area or family members have contact with Clifford around that date or recall details of the search?