CANADA Canada - Edna Smith, 24, Prince Albert, SK, 15 Oct. 1983

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Edna Smith




Missing since October 15, 1983 from East Trout Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: August 19, 1959
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 24 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 157 cm (5'2"); 62 kg (136 lbs)
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Native female. Black hair; brown eyes.
  • Marks, Scars: She had an operation for a cleft palate.
  • Clothing: Unknown
  • Dentals: Space between upper front teeth.

Circumstances of Disappearance
In October of 1983, Edna Smith was last seen at a camp with two other persons on East Trout Lake located approximately 120 kilometers north of Prince Albert, SK.

A search party located the bodies of the two companions, however, she has never been located.
A boat the trio had previously used was found capsized in the lake and it was suspected that all three individuals drowned.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Saskatoon RCMP
Historical Case Unit
306-975-5153

The Doe Network: Case File 1919DFSK

 

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Unresolved: Edna Smith

Edna Smith, 24, went missing from a camp with her boyfriend and sister-in-law near East Trout Lake in Saskatchewan on Oct. 15, 1983.

Her brother, James Smith, said there was something unusual about Edna’s demeanour as the trio was leaving.

“I think there was some anxiety going out on that last trip,” said Smith, who is from Muskoday First Nation in Saskatchewan. “She was unusually quiet gathering up supplies.”

He remembers when Edna left their house in Muskoday. It was a crisp fall day, he said, with no clouds in the sky. He recalled sitting at the end of the family’s kitchen table, watching Edna pack her clothes for the trip to East Trout Lake.

It wasn’t unusual for his older sister to make the trip, he said — in fact, it was something she did every fall and winter with her boyfriend.

The day she left for camp, Edna kissed and hugged everybody goodbye, Smith said. Looking back, he said he didn’t know why Edna appeared nervous.

A boat the trio had previously used was later found capsized in the lake. Saskatoon RCMP suspected that all three individuals drowned. A search party located the bodies of Edna’s boyfriend and his sister, but Edna has never been found.

“It was after freeze-up, so a week or two later,” James Smith said, recalling when the two bodies were found.

Smith said it looked like the boat had been shot at, but he admits he does not know all the particulars surrounding his sister’s case.

“There was not a lot of information being released,” he said of the police investigation.

While he’s thankful for police looking into Edna’s case at the time of her disappearance, Smith said he wished more could have been done.

“A timeline of events would be nice,” he said, adding that he'd like to know if there were any suspects in the boat shooting.

The last time the police contacted the family was approximately 13 years ago, he said.

Time may have passed, but the memories of Edna remain a constant for James and other family members. Edna came from a big family with 12 siblings.

“She was an angel,” he said. “She did not have a mean streak in her.”

James Smith grew up with his sister babysitting him — something she would do for many others in the community, he said.

“She was beautiful with children, always funny, ready to laugh, generous to a fault,” he said, adding that Edna’s disappearance was crushing for the family — particularly for her dad.

Smith recalled waking up early one morning and seeing his father crying at the kitchen table, looking outside. His dad would say he just had something in his eye, but Smith knew different.

“We organized a few searches for her; we rounded up 10 or so people from the reserve,” he said.

Smith said it would be great to see police agencies unified for the cause of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. He would also like to see families remain at the forefront and know that their loved ones’ cases are being investigated.

https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/edna-smith

 

[spartanx]

if she drowned, her body will probably never be found .. she was a beautiful young native woman ..
rest in peace edna