Lee Vrba, along with his friend Robert Rudish, disappeared from Island Lake, Manitoba, during a fishing trip in mid-June 1972. The two men arrived on June 11. Between Thursday, June 15 and Friday, June 16 they are believed to have run into severe weather; winds were reported gusting up to 30 mph and conditions on the lake were described as rough and dangerous.

On June 17 an overturned canoe was recovered on the water. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were notified and conducted an investigation and searches, but neither Lee Vrba nor Robert Rudish were ever found. Investigators concluded the most likely explanation is that both men drowned, though no bodies were recovered and the lake remains the last known location connected to them.

If anyone remembers Lee or Robert, or has information about Island Lake in mid-June 1972, please share what you know.