By: S.M.

Published June 30, 2020

What Happened to Sylvia Linda Klayh?

Missing since August 13, 1967 from Brereton Lake, Manitoba

Classification: Missing; Suspected Foul Play

NCMPUR Case Reference: 2012020059

On August 13, 1967, 14-year-old Sylvia Linda Klayh was at her family’s cabin in Brereton Lake, Manitoba, with her father and two siblings. Sylvia had spent the morning arguing with her father. 

At around 11 a.m., without saying a word, she ran off into the woods wearing an orange and beige “pop top” with beige squares and orange lines, blue and green Bermuda style shorts and brown sandals. 

She was never seen again. 

When Sylvia didn’t return for lunch, she was reported missing to police, who initially classified her case as a “runaway,” as she left the cabin on her own accord. 

Early coverage of Sylvia’s disappearance suggest she may have tried to make it to Ottawa – a journey of over 2,000 km, which would have taken her along the Trans-Canada Highway, or possibly across the border near Pembina, North Dakota via I-29.

Sylvia was never seen in Ottawa. Ground searches of the area failed to uncover any trace of her, and she never attempted to make contact with her family or anyone she knew. 

Now, over 52 years later, investigators are treating her disappearance as a suspected homicide. 

Sylvia Klyah has brown eyes, a thin build and a light complexion. She was 5’6”, 119 lbs and had long brown hair at the time of her disappearance. She was born in 1953 and may use the surname Cipranovich.

You or someone you know might have the clues needed to give her family the answers they’ve been waiting over 52 years for. It’s never too late, and no tip is too small. 

Maps of Key Locations & Possible Routes:

Media:

Sylvia Klayh

Distinguishing Features & Contact Information

If you have any information about the disappearance or murder of Sylvia Linda Klayh, or know someone who might, please contact: 

D Division Missing & Exploited Persons Unit: 204-983-6055  
Reference Case#: 2012256771

Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) 
or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/tips 

Email the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: 
 canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Case reference: 2012020059

LINKS & INFORMATION: 

https://www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/missing-disparus/case-dossier.jsf?case=2012020059&id=1

https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Klayh

Calgary Herald - 13 Sept. 1967 - Wed. P 26