Shoe found near river, may have belonged to missing teen

Volunteers searching for a missing 15-year-old boy have found a shoe on the north shore of the Kaministiquia River.

The running shoe was discovered in a snow bank on Monday, March 21 on the shore of the river by the James Street swing bridge.  Volunteers were in the area looking for signs of Jordan Wabasse, who was last seen on Feb. 7.

Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service said the shoe was found by the ship pier, which is close to where a baseball cap was found about a month ago.

Investigators with the city police force say they believe there is a high probability that the shoe belonged to the missing teen. The baseball cap found earlier matched that of the cap Jordan is described to have been wearing before his disappearance.

Wabasse was last seen leaving a city bus near Holt Place around 10 p.m. Feb. 7.

City police, the OPP and volunteers began searching the Mary Street and Holt Place area earlier in February. The search moved to the partially frozen Kaministiquia River following a tip to police, which eventually led to a three-day underwater search by an OPP dive team.

Thunder Bay Police officials recently told media that there is a chance that another underwater search could begin soon now that the Kam River is beginning to open up.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of Jordan Wabasse is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.