Michael A. Babincsak, 59, disappeared from the Island Lake, Illinois area and was last seen on April 24, 2015. He is described as a white male, 6 feet to 6 feet 1 inch tall, 220–230 pounds, with short brown hair graying at the sides, brown eyes, and clean-shaven. When last seen he wore a white T-shirt and grey sweatpants and walked with a limp; family reported a known alcohol dependency.

Family reported him missing on May 29, 2015 after this became the longest period he had been out of contact. Investigators received tips placing him near a string of private ponds by Route 176 and Bassler Drive in Island Lake, prompting extensive land and water searches in June 2015. A helicopter scanned the ponds and boats with sonar searched underwater, but the searches did not locate him.

A relative said Babincsak had recently been released from a hospital and used to fish at those ponds; it was suggested he may have been dropped off nearby and walked toward the water. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office continues to seek information and the case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in May 2020. Does anyone who knew Michael or who was in the Island Lake area in late April 2015 have information that could help?