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Donald Nelson DeVinney, 16, went missing on April 18, 1975, from Wolcott, New York. On that day, he and his stepbrother were fishing at the Red Lake inlet when Donald decided to go canoeing on Lake Ontario in their 17-foot yellow fiberglass canoe. He was last seen heading out onto the lake around 7:30 p.m. Later, the canoe was found adrift, empty on the water, and three days later, it washed ashore in Jefferson County, New York. Despite extensive search efforts, Donald's body was never recovered ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 18, 1975
Last Seen: Apr 18, 1975
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Donald
Devinney
66
16
66 inches
130 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Apr 18, 1975
Wolcott
New York
Wayne County
14590
No
239
83845
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Lyons
New York
Wayne County
14489
Kevin Kuntz
Detective Lieutenant
7376 Route 31, New York
3159469711
County
Law Enforcement
20-25008
2020-04-29
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
na
Brown
Blue
Blue
No
11/28/2025
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I’ve been thinking about how eerie it is that no personal items belonging to Donald DeVinney were ... ...Read More
04/27/2023
04/27/2023
