Ontario's Missing Adults

MCLEAN, Brian Douglas

Teeth – described as good

Right foot – all toes amputated except big toe remains
Left foot – several toes amputated

Jacket – green oil-skin pullover with hood
Sweater – black and red checkered wool sweater
Shirt – wool shirt, black in colour
Shirt – yellow t-shirt

Pants – oilskin, green coveralls with blue suspenders

Footwear – rubber boots, black with red trim
Headwear – dark-coloured cap

On the day of his disappearance, Brian and a co-worker, Russell Thomas, were commercial fishing at their fish camp on MacDowell Lake near MacDowell Lake First Nation Territory.

Each of the men left in separate boats.  Brian left to pull fish nets on the east side of the lake, while Russell went to pull fish nets on the west side of the lake.  After pulling his four nets, Russell went to join Brian on the east side of the lake.  Russell pulled two nets and realized that Brian was not on the lake.

Russell was returning to the camp and found Brian’s boat washed up on shore approximately three or four hundred yards from camp.  The motor was in the forward gear with the throttle in the off position and one of the paddles were missing from the boat.

Despite an extensive search and dragging of the lake, Brian remains missing.

MacDowell Lake is described as being 90 ‘air miles’ north of Red Lake and only accessible by air.

Ontario Provincial Police – Red Lake Detachment
807-727-2418 or Toll-Free 1-888-310-1122
Additional Details and Contacts

National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains
Ontario Provincial Police