On August 21, 1983, 48-year-old Robert Edward Kennedy vanished from Lake Nipissing near Island 92 while on a boat. Three men repairing a dock on the island heard a male voice call for help three times, then noticed a boat moving in circles. Two of the witnesses went out and found the vessel empty; Kennedy, who had been operating the boat, was missing. The boat later ran aground.

Kennedy was described as a Caucasian male, slender, 5 feet 11 inches, about 159 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. An extensive search was conducted but turned up no trace of him. The circumstances remain unexplained and the disappearance is still an open question for his family and the community.

If anyone was on or near Lake Nipissing that day or has information about Robert’s activities before he went out on the water, please come forward.