Update - Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP search for missing person

September 26, 2022
Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba

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Photo of Dwayne Lavallee

It's been four years since Dwayne Lavallee was reported missing and the Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP continue to investigate his disappearance. He was last seen in Ebb and Flow First Nation on September 22, 2018.

Since that time, extensive searches have been completed after his vehicle was found abandoned on a rural road located off Provincial Road 276 on September 26, 2018. RCMP investigators, RCMP Search and Rescue, RCMP Police Dog Services, the Civilian Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), the Office of the Fire Commissioner, and numerous local volunteers have been involved in the searches.

Police and Lavallee's family continue to seek answers in relation to his disappearance and are asking anyone who may have reached out before or may have new information to contact the Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP at 204-447-2513, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.


Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP search for missing person

On September 26, 2018, at 9:30 am, Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP received a report of a missing 21-year-old male from Skownan First Nation, Manitoba. Dwayne Lavallee was last seen on September 22, at approximately 2:00 pm on the Ebb and Flow First Nation.

Further investigation has led to a ground search that is currently taking place in a rural area north of Ste. Rose du Lac. The search is being conducted by the RCMP, the Office of the Fire Commissioner and other search and rescue partners.

Dwayne is described as Indigenous, 6'2", approximately 200 lbs. He has a tattoo of a small cross on his left hand and a tattoo of "can't stop" on his right arm.

RCMP are concerned for his safety.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP at 204-447-2513 or call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text "TIPMAN" plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

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Tara Seel, Media Relations Officer
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