Michael F. McDonald was 24 when he vanished in Niagara Falls, New York, in late spring 1994. On May 2 he was reportedly seen entering the river just above the falls; that sighting is the last known confirmed activity in his case. He is described as a White male, brown hair, hazel eyes, 5 feet 10 inches and about 165 pounds.

The New York State Park Police and the New York State Police handled the initial investigation, and a missing person report was filed the same day he was last seen. Details about what led him to the river’s edge are sparse; the official record simply notes he was observed entering the river above Niagara Falls. The case went cold over the years and remains unresolved.

A separate identification in 2023 of remains recovered from Lake Ontario in 1994 was resolved through modern DNA work, underscoring how advances can help old cases, but Michael McDonald’s disappearance has not been solved. Does anyone have information about Michael’s last movements or who he was spending time with in Niagara in spring 1994?