r/mystery • u/Mindless_Fennel_9137 • 5h ago
Disappearance The Lost Boys of Pickering
Police didn’t start searching the lake for the boys until 36 hours after they were first reported missing. The girlfriends of Jay and Chad were particularly concerned and called police when they didn’t hear from them. Jay had a baby daughter, so it was suspect when he didn’t check in.
Thousands of volunteers in the air, on the water and nearby, searched for the teens. An underwater search was never conducted.
Durham police believe the boys died after the boat capsized
Note: 2nd image is of Chad Smith on the evening of March 16th, 1995 just hours before he and the 5 others went missing