GODERICH – Attempts to match the case of two Stratford men who went missing nearly 60 years ago with a database of human remains found over the years in Lake Huron have resulted in a biological family member of one of the men being found, according to Ontario Provincial Police.
On Oct. 22, 1967, the Huron County OPP received a missing person's report involving two men who had departed for a fishing excursion from the Port of Goderich and were never seen again.
Neil Wormsbecker, 29, and Hank Englebertus Halff, 30, went missing on Lake Huron. Both men resided in the Stratford area at the time.
On Oct. 2 of this year, the OPP requested the public's help in locating biological family members for the two men.
Police said today that several tips were received, which resulted in a biological family member being located for Halff.
The OPP is still seeking any remaining biological family members to come forward for Wormsbecker and provide a DNA sample to compare against all samples of found human remains in the DNA database.
"The Ontario Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains (ONCMPUR), along with the National Missing Persons DNA Program (NMDP) continue to work toward solving historical cases and providing closure for families of missing loved ones," police said in a release.
"The Huron OPP would like to thank their media partners and members of the public who have shared this information and provided leads to investigators."
Anyone with information regarding the incident or any other incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or the Huron OPP detachment direct at 519-482-1677.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a web tip at "P3tips.com" where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
