Ontario Provincial Police are asking for public help finding a missing Toronto man believed to be in the Wawa area.
Superior East OPP say Erasmus "Russ" Smuntochilla has been missing since October 2024, though the investigation into his disappearance didn't start until April 19th, when Superior East OPP were notified of an abandoned vehicle in the Sand River parking lot - about 70 kilometres south of Wawa, within Lake Superior Provincial Park - a vehicle revealed to be registered to the missing man, who is described as a white male, five feet ten inches (178 centimetres) tall, with thin build, short grey hair, and brown eyes.
Noting the warmer temperatures are expected to mean an increase in travellers, hikers, boaters, and anglers in the Sand River area, police are asking anyone who interacts with a male matching Smuntochilla's description - or observes any items on the trails or in the waterways near Sand River that may belong to the missing man - to contact the OPP or Crime Stoppers, emphasizing "even small, seemingly insignificant information could air police".