Twenty two year old Michael Sinotte of North Kingstown went missing in the Great Swamp Management Area of South Kingstown, Rhode Island
The last time anyone saw him was June 15th,2019. The Rhode Island resident’s car a 2000 black Honda Civic with license plate DW-583 was found days later on June 18th ,2019. Sinotte had been seen on the fourteenth of June near the West Kingston Post Office, which is located at 3484 Kingstown Road.
The swamp is dangerous place to go off trail as it is reported to have quick sand, drop offs, thorn bushes, deceptive water and many mosquitos.
Sinotte is described as being around five feet, eleven inches tall as well as having a thin physique, brown eyes and sandy hair.
The Great Swamp Area also is the site of a horrible battle on December 19th 1675 between American (European) Colonists and members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. While both sides committed atrocities against each other in a battle that was part of the King Philips War, many Narragansett women and children were brutally slaughtered in this incident has been referred to the Great Swamp Massacre. While there is no solid figure as to how many perished some historians thinks around 40 to 300 colonists and their native american allies were killed or wounded while the number of Narragansett fatalities could have been as high as 1000. The Narragansett tribe never recovered as many of their members were hunted down, killed or sold into slavery. The tribe exists today with hundreds of members while other New England tribes were less fortunate and nearly lost all their members to war and disease. For hundreds of years, visitors have reported paranormal activity at the management area and the site of the massacre has been lost to the general public. Perhaps only the Narragansetts know and rightfully wish to keep it from others.
Michael Sinotte’s family continues to look for him, they have set up a Gofundme page to help with costs of the search. https://www.gofundme.com/f/michael-sinotte-jr-missing-person-search-age-23
WPRI also did a story recently about the volunteer searches in the management area. The family and volunteers have stated that they have found a yellow bag that Sinotte brought with him at the time, a makeshift campfire, a 15-foot rope of his, and geocaches. They ask visitors to be on the lookout for any pieces of his blue sweatshirt or blue jeans. Sinotte also wore a size 13 pair of black and brown boots. For the latest update on the case view the story from WPRI below.
If you have any information, please contact the North Kingstown Police Department Detective Division at (401) 294-3316, extension 8211.
Source WPRI & PRovidence Journal
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