William Wabie, 64, was last seen on or around October 20, 1980, on the western peninsula of Bag Bay in Shoal Lake, Ontario. He left in his 16-foot boat; the boat’s departure was the last confirmed sign of him. When the vessel was found the next day it was adrift, in forward gear at full throttle, with the plug pulled and personal items still inside.

Investigators concluded William likely drowned, but his body was never recovered. The condition of the boat — running, plug removed, and belongings left aboard — remains a striking and unresolved detail in a case set in a large, island-strewn lake. Few additional facts are available beyond the scene as described.

Did anyone in the Shoal Lake area around October 1980 see William leave or notice anything unusual that day?