Wilbert Coffin

An old Gaspé logging road gatekeeper comes forward to say he saw them as they were entering the woods.

He didn't interact with them, but he did see a local prospector and woodsman, Wilbert Coffin, in the area at around the same time.

38-year-old Wilbert Coffin lives in Montreal with his spouse and son now, but he was born and raised on Gaspé Peninsula in York Center, a small, mostly English-speaking neighborhood in the village of Gaspé.

Wilbert is the third of 11 children, and most of his family and friends still live there, so he returns often.

He's reportedly well-liked in the area, known for his generosity and always having a smile on his face.

Marion worked in a factory, but Wilbert chipped in for household expenses whenever she asked.

He earned most of his income from prospecting or from being hired to stake mining claims on other people's behalf, and he was away a lot, mostly in the Gaspé Peninsula, leaving Marion in Montreal with little James until he returned.

By the time the Quebec provincial police learn that Wilbert Coffin has been spotted in the same area as the three missing hunters, he's already driven the more than 900 kilometers back to Montreal, a journey that would take nine or 10 hours today, so he turns back to Gaspé so police can speak to him about the three missing hunters.