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CTV News
20-07-2025
- CTV News
Divers find car linked to 37-year-old cold case in Quebec river
Police have taped off an area off the Mille-Îles River after divers found a car believed to be linked to a 37-year-old cold case. (Stephane Giroux/CTV) A vehicle believed to be linked to a Laval man's disappearance 37 years ago is being fished out of the Mille-Îles River in Deux-Montagnes, Que. Australian and American divers from Exploring With a Mission said they found a vehicle believed to belong to Robert St-Louis who went missing in the late '80s on Sunday. Diver William McIntosh told CTV News he his crew found 'five or six cars' in the river, one of them matching the description St-Louis's daughter had given of her father's Jeep Cherokee Chief. He said the divers found bones inside the vehicle. McIntosh said St-Louis's daughter contacted the Exploring With a Mission team for help solving her father's disappearance — she had been the last person to see him when he went missing on Father's Day in 1988. 'We decided to get right in the river,' he said. 'We came across a big stone that was about 70 feet long, and then it dropped straight off into from from five feet of water, directly down to 50 feet. And at 50 feet, we found one car, and then we came back around on it. We found three more, but we found one that was the shape of a Jeep Cherokee with square back with a square window, which is a very unique car.' Using a sonar and magnets, the divers were able to pull the car by its rim. 'I got the chills immediately. I knew that we had him,' said McIntosh. '[My colleague] Dan put his hand in in the rocks under the driver's side door, and the first bone that that he touched was a U-shaped bone.' St-Louis lived very close to the spot in the river where the vehicles were found. According to McIntosh, at least 11 people are missing in the area including Lucie Bouchard who went missing in 1996. Though there were at least five cars in the river, McIntosh and his team were focused on St-Louis. 'They've been waiting 37 years, and currently they might be waiting 37 hours to be able to get this vehicle out and to get all the remains out so they finally can bury their father,' McIntosh said of his family. McIntosh said the depth of the water just off the boat ramp can make it a hotspot for 'nefarious activity' and 'self-harm scenarios.' 'None of these are accident related,' he told CTV News. Police have taped off the area and are working to corroborate the divers' findings. 'The divers from the 'Exploring with a Mission' group will meet with investigators, and an examination of the vehicle and its contents will be carried out once it has been removed from the Mille-Îles River in order to confirm the information obtained,' the Lac des Deux-Montagnes police service said in a news release. 'The assistance of divers from the Sûreté du Québec was requested on site, as certain information leads us to believe that the vehicle may be linked to a missing persons case in Laval,' the police force added. The group of divers has been on a North American tour searching for missing people. On July 11, they found a car belonging to Yvon Guévin, who had been missing for 11 years, in the Saint-François River. With files from The Canadian Press
Hamilton Spectator
20-07-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Vehicle found in river north of Montreal could be linked to missing person case
MONTREAL - Police north of Montreal say a vehicle found in the Mille-Îles river on Sunday could be linked to the case of a Laval man who went missing in 1988. Deux-Montagnes police say they are looking into the discovery, reported to police by a diving group known as Exploring With a Mission. The group searches waterways for missing people and says they located a vehicle on the bottom of the river with bones inside. Group member William McIntosh says he believes the vehicle is the tan Jeep Cherokee Chief belonging to Robert St-Louis, a 42-year-old father of five last seen in June 1988. Police say they requested the assistance of Quebec provincial police divers because the vehicle might be linked to a missing person case. Laval police says its crimes against persons division will try to confirm whether any human remains recovered from the site can be identified. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 20, 2025. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Winnipeg Free Press
20-07-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Vehicle found in river north of Montreal could be linked to missing person case
MONTREAL – Police north of Montreal say a vehicle found in the Mille-Îles river on Sunday could be linked to the case of a Laval man who went missing in 1988. Deux-Montagnes police say they are looking into the discovery, reported to police by a diving group known as Exploring With a Mission. The group searches waterways for missing people and says they located a vehicle on the bottom of the river with bones inside. Group member William McIntosh says he believes the vehicle is the tan Jeep Cherokee Chief belonging to Robert St-Louis, a 42-year-old father of five last seen in June 1988. Police say they requested the assistance of Quebec provincial police divers because the vehicle might be linked to a missing person case. Laval police says its crimes against persons division will try to confirm whether any human remains recovered from the site can be identified. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 20, 2025.
CTV News
11-07-2025
- CTV News
Car belonging to man who mysteriously disappeared 11 years ago found in Saint-François River
A car belonging to a former Pierreville, Que., city councillor who has been missing for 11 years was found in the Saint-François River Friday. A car belonging to a former Pierreville, Que., city councillor who has been missing for 11 years was found in the Saint-François River Friday. The family of Yvon Guévin, who mysteriously disappeared in July 2014 at age 75, told Noovo Info they feel relieved and emotional as they finally get some answers. 'Life has gone on for 11 years. But I think that to really find closure, to mourn and to come to terms with it, we really hoped to find the vehicle,' said his daughter Dominique Guévin. American and Australian divers found the vehicle more than 11 metres below the surface in the Montérégie area. The search team, which had compiled a list of waterways near his home, took two days to find the vehicle. It's unclear if the body is inside. Diver William McIntosh says his team, which specializes in finding vehicles, has found 38 missing people since 2019. According to him, most are found within a five-mile radius of their homes. 'Yvon, I thought, was the most findable person being that his age was 75 years old, he was driving a 1989 Jeep with a dog in the car and we knew he would not have gone far,' said McIntosh. Guevin car Yvon Guévin's vehicle was found in the Saint-François River Friday. (Source: Noovo Info) Using sonar, the divers noticed a strange square formation in the river. They then confirmed it was a vehicle using an ultrasound. With magnets and buoys, divers went in and pulled the car out of the mud. They ran the licence plates and confirmed it belonged to Guévin. The divers got a lead from a family friend who told them Guévin regularly drove through a loop in the road by the river. 'We were very keen on this location as soon as we came around the corner and saw the angle of the road,' said McIntosh. 'This is a standard accident scenario location because ... it ends in the river and there's a drop-off.' Guévin's family said it's a funny feeling to realize their loved one was nearby all along, as they searched far and wide for years. Quebec provincial police (SQ) were also on-site Friday and are investigating the causes and circumstances of the incident. Desire to help families McIntosh and his team, who are also sponsored by Adventures With Purpose, do this kind of work for free as a kind of hobby with support from donations and revenue from their YouTube channel. They obtain cold case files from police forces and start their own search. According to McIntosh, there are 59 people missing in the region between Rhode Island, Long Island, Pennsylvania, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, known as the Northeast Kingdom. Next, the divers will resume the search for Mélissa Blais, a mother who disappeared in Louiseville, Que. in 2017. McIntosh said he and his associates have found 'hundreds' of cars underwater in Australia and the United States. Using sonars and ultrasounds, 'you see what's natural to the environment, and then you see what's human-made,' he said. 'Not knowing where their family member went is devastating to a family and we believe anything we can do to solve these cases where these vehicles are missing, we have the skillset and we have a desire to help,' said McIntosh.
