Adam John Payne, 38, vanished from Kingsville, Ontario, in late summer 2023. He was last seen in August near Cedar Creek, a launch point onto Lake Erie, reportedly paddling a white canoe and towing a small red dinghy westbound into the lake. The exact date of that sighting is uncertain.

His sister-in-law reported him missing to the Ontario Provincial Police on October 6, 2023, and the Essex County OPP have asked the public for any information about his whereabouts or about an abandoned white canoe or red dinghy. Family members have conducted their own searches while struggling with the uncertainty; they say Adam had battled substance abuse and was going through a hard time but was loved and remembered as helpful and kind.

Does anyone have information about seeing a white canoe or red dinghy in the Cedar Creek area in August 2023?