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Police are asking relatives of two Southwestern Ontario men who went missing while fishing more than 50 years ago to provide DNA samples.
Neil Wormsbecker, 29, and Hank Englebertus Halff, 30, set out from the Port of Goderich for a fishing trip on Oct. 22, 1967, and were never seen again, Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
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Investigators are asking any remaining family members of the two men, both Stratford residents at the time of their disappearances, to provide a DNA sample that will be compared against samples of other human remains in the police database.
Police are working on the case with the Ontario Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains, a national organization that provides law enforcement, medical examiners and chief coroners with specialized investigative services to support missing persons and unidentified remains investigations.
Anyone with information about the Lake Huron case should contact Huron OPP at 519- 482-1677 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Man, 24, charged after parking dispute flare-up
A 24-year-old Windsor man is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and assault with a weapon after a parking dispute in Chatham.
On Sept. 19, a person tried to speak with a driver regarding his parking on McNaughton Avenue West when the driver sprayed the person with pepper spray and fled, Chatham-Kent police said.
The man was identified through video footage and on Tuesday Ontario Provincial Police say they had a suspect in custody.
The man was released with conditions and a future court date, police said.
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