Tragic Disappearance on Lake Winnipeg: Search Continues for Two MenTragic Disappearance on Lake Winnipeg: Search Continues for Two Men On June 27, a group of three fishermen set out on Lake Winnipeg for a netting expedition: Tyler Ballantyne, Delaney McGillvary, and Rayden Dick. However, they failed to return home that night, sparking a desperate search. On June 29, Ballantyne’s body was tragically discovered. The remaining two men, McGillvary and Dick, remain missing. Fellow fishermen from Misipawistik joined the RCMP in a comprehensive search, but their efforts have yet to yield any results. The Misipawistik Cree Nation has expressed gratitude for the support and prayers received. Tyler Ballantyne, known as “Simba,” was a prominent fisherman, hunter, and father of six. Delaney McGillvary was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, and spending time with loved ones. Rayden Dick, the eldest of eight children, had been fishing with his family since his youth. The families of the missing men, along with the entire community, are facing an agonizing wait for news. The search continues, with the hope that McGillvary and Dick will be found safe.
The search continues in Lake Winnipeg for two men from the Misipawistik Cree Nation who disappeared last week, along with fellow fisherman Tyler Ballantyne, whose body was found on June 29.
Ballantyne, along with Delaney McGillvary and Rayden Dick, went netting on Lake Winnipeg on June 27. The group shot and dressed a young bull moose at Little Moose Lake on Long Point, but did not return home that night as expected.
Other fishermen from Misipawistik, 430 kilometres north of Winnipeg, near Grand Rapids, joined the RCMP in searching for the men.
Tyler Ballantyne was a fourth-generation fisherman from the Misipawistik Cree Nation. His body was found on June 29.
In a press release, the Misipawistik Cree Nation thanked volunteers for their time and support in searching for the men.
Chief Heidi Cook said she is grateful for the support and for those who sent “prayers and good vibes” to the search.
Ballantyne, 31, and Dick, 28, were fourth-generation fishermen. McGillvary, 29, was a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation who was adopted and raised in Misipawistik.
Ballantyne, nicknamed “Simba,” was an active trapper, hunter, and family man who had six children with another on the way.
McGillvary enjoyed fishing, hunting and trapping and spending time with family and friends.
Delaney McGillvary, 29, is still missing.
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Dick, the eldest of eight children, has been fishing with his father and late grandfather since he was 14.
— Free Press staff
Rayden Dick, 28, is still missing.
