North Bay, Ontario, Canada – Missing Boaters in Lake Nipissing

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    North Bay, Ontario, Canada – An intensive search is underway Tuesday for two Toronto-area men who went missing on Lake Nipissing.

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    Heine Mondrowitz, 56, of Richmond Hill, Ont., and his son-in-law, Eli Horowitz, 30, of Toronto, who is also an active Hatzolah member, they were supposed to return from a boating trip Monday evening.
    Police say their 19-foot rental boat was found empty after it drifted ashore in North Bay.

    The men were staying at a lodge on the lake and had rented the boat to go fishing and swimming.

    Police and local volunteers are involved in a heavy ground, air and water search for the missing men.

    U/D: 08/26/06 21:57
    All up dates on the two missing, will be posted in the comments section of this post.

    U/D: 09/01/06
    Reward for still missing Eli Horowitz was offered by Hatzoloh of Toronto


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I represent the group of Recovery/Rescue Divers from the Ohio Dive Team. We are having problems receiving funds to go back to Lake Nipissing to continue the search. We are dedicated to give closure to the family. 11-18-2006 thanks….

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Is this blog currently unavailable? If so could you please let us know as we keep checking on it for any updates. Thanks in advance.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I am wondering if you have any new information regarding the search? It has been a while since I have seen any updaes? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I heard there were divers up this week (Oct. 23rd).

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Thank you for your continued information. We appreciate any updates you can provide. Family member

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    both blogs are still going its just that there hasnt been any breakthroughs to provide an update with.

    Also the weathers changing and its making it harder to conduct large scale searches i.e. divers, boats, shorlines.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Is this blog still going? It has been awhile since I have seen any new updates?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Are the OPP doing anything right now for the search?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Thank you once again for keeping us updated on the search. Are the OPP still out doing a search or is it just Hatzoloh? Does Hatzoloh still have funds to continue this search? Please please keep us posted, it is wonderful for you to keep this going. A loving family member

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    The following information has been provided by a volunteer searcher who was part of another Hatzoloh organized search party for Monday October 9.

    A total of 15 volunteers went up to North Bay from Toronto.

    -Eight people were split up to two groups of four to perform shoreline searches covering the Western shoreline of Lake Nipissing.

    -Three Seadoos searched the area surrounding Lonely Island and the Southern shoreline

    -One helicopter performed a lake surface scan as well as a shoreline search

    -No Divers or boats went out

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Thank you for keeping this blog going, I am part of the family which lost our loved ones, and this keeps me notified without having to call people.
    Thank you again.

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Hatzoloh had volunteers go up today Oct 9 to do another major search. Updates of the search will be provided shortly.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Are there any updates with the divers?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    From what I hear, there has been a dive team up in North Bay the last few days that has done a major search in and around Lonely Island. One of the main ideas for the divers was to do a Grid Search, where a few divers actually touch the bottom of the ocean floor and crawl along on a straight line. They would then move over as wide as they are (about the width of the 6 divers) and begin over. This way they cover every inch of the ocean surface that they are searching. Hatzolah has not given up at all. No one has given up and we will not give up until Eli is found!!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I was wondering if anyone had any further updates at this time? Are Hatzoloh still in North Bay? What about the OPP? Please let us know. Thanks always. Family

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Thanks anonymous 10:21 – Sorry I didnt get around to posting your info on the blog last night. Its up now.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I was up there yesterday. There were about 15 of us. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and no boats were able to go out. 4 seadoos went out to search and also a helicopter. They are expecting better weather today (Friday) and a diving team should be there to continue searching. They will be concetrating in the area around Lonely Island.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    As far as I know the OPP is searching key areas. Hatzoloh actually called up some volunteers to go up today for the day. The funding is still there. What people are doing now is raising money for Eli’s wife and kids.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Again, thank you for your continued updates. Do you have any information if the OPP is till out in full force? What about Hatzoloh? Do they still have the funds to continue. Please let us know. Thanks again.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    As far as I know they are out trying to properly search the area around lonely island since thats an area a woman claimed to have seen something. See the article above. They are taking her claim seriously and they are still checking that area.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Since the siting I heard that the OPP have “an area” in mind for the continued search. Is this correct? Is the OPP still out in full force? Please keep this blog going to keep us going here. Thank you

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Based on information from a volunteer who has been up at North Bay for most of the week the following update is provided:

    -Hatzoloh had selected volunteers come up and provide searches on seadoos scanning the surface of the water and shorelines on Sun, Mon, and Tue.

    -Hired locals on boats also conducted water surface and shoreline searches as well from Sun-Thurs.

    -Three K9 units, privately hired and OPP, were out alternating searches until Wednesday.

    -The OPP had boats with side Sonars out on the lake doing surface scans as well as scanning the bottom of the lake.

    -Two alternating OPP dive teams were out until Wed searching suspected areas.

    -On Wednesday and Friday (today) the OPP conducted an extensive aerial search of the entire lake and shoreline.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Thank you again for your updates. We have also heard about a “possible siting”. Please please keep us all updated. Thanks for all you have been doing. Family member

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Sighting intensifies search efforts but no body recovered

    Monday, September 18, 2006 – 08:00

    Local News – A report by a local boater describing what appeared to be a partially submerged body off Lonely Island, Saturday, prompted an intensive Ontario Provincial Police helicopter and watercraft search. OPP, volunteers and associates of the North American Jewish community have been looking for Eli Horowitz, 30, since he went missing on Lake Nipissing, Aug. 21. But with winds picking up wave action Sunday, there were no additional sightings, an OPP spokesman said.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Once again thank you so much for your updates. I am constantly checking in with your website which is more up to date than any other news we, the family, are receiving from North Bay. Thanks again and look forward to your next update.

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Another mass search is scheduled for Sunday. Anyone going please provide an update afterwards. thanks

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I appreciate all the updates you continue to share with the family. Please please keep us posted. Thanks again and always. A loving family member.

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Nugget Staff
    Friday, September 08, 2006 – 08:00 Local News –

    A cash reward for the recovery of the body of Eli Horowitz, 30, has increased to $10,000 from $3,000.

    David Stein, a paramedic with the Hatzolah organization and close friend of Horowitz, said not finding the body has been frustrating.

    “Our community is trying to do whatever we can to find his body,” Stein said, adding as many as 20 members of Hatzolah, a volunteer-based emergency medical service, continue to search daily. The search for Horowitz of Toronto and his father-in-law, Heine Mondrowitz, 56, of Richmond Hill, started Aug. 21 after the boat they had rented to go fishing and swimming on Lake Nipissing was found drifting unattended near LaVase River two hours later.

    Mondrowitz’s body was found five days later along the shores of Lonely Island by OPP underwater search and recovery personnel. “We’re concentrating of course where his father-in-law’s body was found, but at this time we’re also searching the entire lake,” Stein said. Ontario Provincial Police continue their search, aided by volunteers who have conducted extensive water, air and ground searches.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Let me again thank you all – although our search continues what you have done is beyond believable. My family and I owe you so much gratitude and I hope you can keep us posted on anything you find out. Thank you a million times. A close family member

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    At this time, Hatzoloh will not be calling up any more volunteers. They have decided that since Eli’s body has not surfaced yet they will focus their efforts to under water searches using sonar and divers.

    Therefore, only boats will be going out at this time. They will have a few boats dedicated to scanning the surface of the lake with sonar and some more performing shoreline searches. When and if the sonar boats have detected something divers will then be sent in.

    Hatzoloh and the family thank all the volunteers for all the help they provided over the last few difficult weeks.

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Great update. Thanks. If you dont mind I’m going to post the info on my blog.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I was up at the search yesteday. They had about 60 volunteers. It was very well organized. We were divided up into teams and we walked the entire search area, from north of North Bay, through Calendar Bay and deep into South Bay. All the Manitou Islands were also walked. About 7 local boats also went out with volunteers and they covered all the shoreline as well, and all the islands in South Bay. Hatzoloh also rented an airboat (one of those boats that look like they come from the Florida Everglades- big fan in the back) which covered all the marshes around Calendar Bay and even went up the La Vase river.

    I spoke to someone from hatzoloh afterward and he told me that their search and rescue people have said that because Eli has not come up yet, he will likely not come up by himself anymore. That’s why Hatzoloh will be relying less on volunteers to walk the shorelines, rather they will focus on having professionals come in with sonar equipment and divers. A professional sonar and dive team was there yesterday.

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    So I didnt yet get final numbers on the search but it seems that they had around 30 people. I will provide an update as soon as I get information on the search.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I am wondering if you have any more information on the search for today. I was told it was going to be a massive search by Hatzolah. Almost 100 people? Please please keep us updated. Thanks for your kindness

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    to anonymous 7:32

    I appreciate your comment thanks. I’m happy the blog is helping.

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Hatzoloh is still arranging volunteers for tomorrow. call the Hatzoloh office for more information.

    In the end there will not be a bus leaving from bathurst and lawrence rather they are arranging cars to go up.

    This is preferred as they want people to drive to locations throughout the are to do the searches.

    They will be doing primarily mass shoreline searches. Some boats will go out as well.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    To ari, I had a look at your blog. Great job. It seems that you put alot of time into it. the satellite maps of the lake and the detailed description of the searches have been extremly helpful especially for thos of us not in toronto.

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Hatzoloh currently has 20-25 volunteers for the large search scheduled for this Sunday. If anyone is interested contact Hatzoloh toronto. They would like to have around 50 volunteers.

    The search will include shorelines but also inland and forest areas as well as many boats.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    Is something wrong here? I havent seen any updates. Is this link down?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    updates are not

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I am wondering you set up this blog because I would like to you know how much I appreciate your work. I am a close family member and this information has kept me able to keep my family updated. I would love to find out your email, name, etc. so I can properly thank you and bless you for your amazing work. Please let me know if this is possible. Signed by Princess

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    To Ari and all the wonderful people who are keeping this site alive for us, the family, thank you. Words can not express how much I appreciate these updates and passing on the information to our family certainly keeps everyone going. God bless you all and please please keep us informed. Thank you again

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I would like to thank Ari and the continued updates you are bringing to us. The knowledge that this search is going on still will certainly give my family the hope we all need to find Eli soon. Words can not express my thanks to you and all the wonderful people helping us. God bless

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Ok, here’s a quick update as I was up at North Bay for a couple days.

    Tuesday – for various reasons we only had six people go up to North Bay. Two boats went out to do searches. Two people and a local went out on one boat covering areas to the west and south of the Inn and the other four went on another boat covering the areas to the east of the Waltonian Inn. Our boat searched the surronding islands around Lonely Island and the shallow waters in that area as well. We searched the shore lines of other islands to the south of Lonely Island and then performed an extensive three search of the entire southern shoreline. We returned around 2:30. In the meantime, locals on three seadoos went and searched areas throughout the lake in the morning and again in the afternoon. While the other group was searching the western marsh areas, A volunteer searcher from Monsey sent out a team of sniffing dogs and divers to Callander Bay. They returned without success after ann extensive 3hr dive search.

    Wed. A group of 15 searchers came up from Toronto. Because the waters were choppy as a result of the previous night’s storm no boats were sent out. The group was split up into 5 search groups consisting of three searchers. The groups were sent to the rocky shorlines to the east and west of the Inn. In the afternoon the groups were sent out once more to other areas to the east, west, and south west areas.

    The schedule for today (Thurs) consisted of 14 volunteers going out on seven boats with locals. A large and significant area of the lake should be covered.

    Ari
    Ari
    17 years ago

    Hatzoloh Toronto’s search for Eli Horowitz, one of the men who remains missing in North Bay, continues. They are trying to organize a large-scale ground search for this coming Sunday (September 11, 2006). Hatzoloh will arrange for a bus to transport volunteers to and from North Bay.

    There will be minyan and a search briefing on the bus.

    Volunteers should bring comfortable shoes, food, water, a change of clothing and should be in good health.

    If you, or anyone you know, are available to volunteer, please call the Hatzoloh office as soon as possible.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    To anonymous 8:47 I agree with you and Shevi and all of us deserve every bit of information and all the help we can get to continue this day by day painful waiting. If I can do anything to help please please let me know. A loving family member

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    please put this link back on the main site. it is very important to the family and to klala yisrael that this issue be resolved as soon as possible. remember, Shevi is an aguna.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I really hope this link is put back on as a family member the updates are so helpful to me. Please don’t give up on this now!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    because the link was removed from the main site.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    17 years ago

    I am wondering why no one has posted anything lately? I look forward to this site every day. Please let me know. Thank you