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- Personal Information
- Demographics
- Possessions
- Location
- Circumstances
- Recovered Remains
- Further Details
- Contact Police
Personal Information
- Photo
- Surname
- Charles
- Given Name
- Ombash
- Alternative Name
- Oombash
- Photo After Aging (Age Progression)
- Status
- Missing
Demographics
- Date of Birth
- January 1, 1944
- Birthplace
- Age
- 11
- Age Group
- Pre-Teen
- Age as of Today
- 79
- Gender
- Male
- Hair Color
- Black
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Height (ft'in")
- Height (cm)
- Height Range
- Weight (lbs)
- Weight (kg)
- 0
- Weight Range in Pounds
- Build
- Ethnicity
- Indigenous (Other)
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages Spoken
- Distinguishing Characteristics
- Photo of Distinguishing Feature
- Medical
- Physical Abnormality
- Tattoos
- Tattoo Location
- Tattoo Theme
- Tattoo Subject
- Scars & Other Marks
- Piercings
- Shoe Size
Possessions
- Clothing (Key Word)
- Jacket, Pants: Jeans, Shirt: Checkered
- Clothing (Full Description)
- Cotton, Checkered Shirt and Blue Jeans. A Jacket
- Possessions / Accessories
- Photo of Clothing or Accessories
Location
- Address
- City
- Sioux Lookout
- Province or State
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Postal Code
- Latitude
- 50.0535
- Longitude
- -92.2805
Circumstances
- Date of Disappearance
- October 5, 1956
- Notes
- In November 1956, four young boys were reported to have run away from Pelican Falls Residential School, a boarding school in Sioux Lookout. Police investigation revealed that a month previously, two other children - brothers Charles and Tom Ombash - had also run away but never been reported missing. The principal had not informed the police or the Indian Affairs offices, which meant too much time had passed before police launched the search. It is thought that the brothers were intended to head towards one of the lakes (Cat Lake, Savant Lake, or Picke Lake). They might have gone by canoe, hitchhiking, or by train. In total, fifteen students would disappear from this school. The children were members of the Cat Lake First Nation and might have been trying to get home. Bones would be found near the school but these were later proven to be non-human. The family later performed a private search for the children and uncovered what were believed to be human bones near an old sulpher mine. The family did not have the remains tested but believe they belonged to the brothers. They buried them near their father back home. Officially, the children are still missing persons. -- Information comes from "Canada's Residential Schools: The History, Part 2, 1939 to 2000: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume I, Volume 81 of McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies" [ISBN#9780773598201], Page 347
- Location of the Disappearance or Crime Scene
- Boat, Bus Stop, Lake or Riverside, School, Street, Train, Vehicle
- Potential Circumstances
- Body of Water, Hiking, Hitchhiking, Isolated Location, Long-Distance Trip, Multiple Victims, Playing Outside, Public Transportation, Runaway, Walking, Wild Outdoors, With Others
- Vehicle
- License Plate
- Photo of Vehicle
- Suspect
- Suspect Description
- Photo of Suspect
Recovered Remains
- Date of Recovery
- Time of Death
- Cause of Death
- Description of Recovery
- Recovery of Remains
- Tested Against (No Match)
Further Details
- In-Depth Case Overview:
- Map of Key Locations
- Relevant Media
- See Also
- Tom Ombash (Case #2127)
- Notice URL
- International Missing
- Poster(s)
- Other Photos
- Case File Photos
Contact Police
- Contact Agency
- Canada's Missing
- Contact Police (Email)
- CanadasMissing-DisparusCanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
- Contact Police (Phone)
- 1-800-222-8477
- Contact Police (Local)
- 911
- Contact Police (Website)
- Canada's Missing
- Alternative Contact
- Crime Stoppers: http://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/tips or ICMP: icmp@icmp.int