Fifteen-year-old Jason William Boulton of St. Catharines, Ontario, was last seen on August 29, 1989, near Twelve Mile Creek in Ontario while visiting Youngstown, New York. He was fishing at a popular spot near the Heywood Generating Station in Port Dalhousie when, at about 2:40 p.m., he lost his footing and fell into turbulent water created by a turbine shutdown for maintenance. Witnesses tried to reach him — someone extended a hand, another ran to summon help, and a bystander attempted to use a fishing net — but the current pulled him toward a control dam and he disappeared beneath the surface.

Jason is described as a Caucasian male with brown hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 3 inches tall and 110 pounds. Extensive multiagency searches followed, including an Ontario Provincial Police dive team, the Canadian Coast Guard, the Niagara Police Marine Unit, St. Catharines firefighters, private boaters and volunteer divers; dragging operations continued for days but his body was never recovered. A different body was found on September 2, 1989, but was not Jason. The case remains open.

If anyone was at Twelve Mile Creek or the Heywood Generating Station area on August 29, 1989, or has information about Jason’s disappearance, please come forward.