Stanley Umpherville, 56, vanished from Cedar Lake, Manitoba, in late spring 1988 after setting out by boat from The Pas toward Easterville. He and a friend left on May 27, spending the night in The Pas and departing the next day in a 20-foot yawl. They stopped at Pine Bluff and at a friend’s trapper’s cabin known as Rat Hunting. The last reported sighting was May 29, 1988.

According to the friend’s account, the companion fell asleep up front after seeing the lights of Easterville and woke about 5:00 AM to find himself adrift and Stanley missing. The boat showed no signs of a struggle. Extensive searches of islands, shorelines, and air and water patrols found no trace. The file remains open with the Chemawawin RCMP.

If anyone was on Cedar Lake that weekend or knew Stanley’s routines, can you share what you remember or any information that might help?