Whistler RCMP say they have recovered the body of a 26-year-old man who jumped off a cliff into a lake two days ago and did not resurface. The Surrey resident had been boating in Anderson Lake Friday and had climbed a cliff to jump off, something he had done regularly in other spots. When he didn't come up for air, his friends dove in and looked … [Read more...]
Whistler police search for body of man who jumped off cliff into lake
August 18, 2012 by
Mounties in Whistler are trying to recover the body of a 26-year-old who jumped off a cliff into Anderson Lake yesterday. Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair says the Surrey man had been boating in the area and had climbed up a cliff to jump in, which he has done regularly in other spots. "Several of his companions dove into the water from nearby boats in an … [Read more...]
Body found in North Vancouver was that of missing foreign exchange student
June 28, 2012 by
The BC Coroner's Service says the man found dead near a hiking trail in North Vancouver yesterday was missing hiker Jasper Houben. The 22-year-old German exchange student was reported missing a few days ago. His family had flown in from Germany to help find him. Foul play is not suspected. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Body found on the North Shore
June 27, 2012 by
Hikers have spotted a body in a very hard to reach area in North Vancouver. A team of RCMP officers are now being led back to the area by the hikers It will take about an hour to get to the site from Skyline Drive on the North Shore. Police say the body is in a deep crevasse and they will need to use ropes or possibly a helicopter to reach the … [Read more...]
Body found in Port Coquitlam
June 25, 2012 by
Coquitlam mounties are investigating the discovery of a body in the Oxford Heights area in Port Coquitlam. Details at this point are slim, but in a release, Corporal Jamie Chung says the body was found in a creek by a passerby, and the discovery was reported this morning. The body is believed to be male. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Body recovered near Nelson
June 24, 2012 by
Nelson Search and Rescue have recovered the body of the first person to have been killed by floods in BC this year.The body of a 72-year old man was recovered from Goose Creek in the Crescent Valley near Nelson Sunday.It's believed that on Saturday, the man may have been out checking a bridge that leads to his property, and the bridge was washed … [Read more...]
DNA match body parts sent to Vancouver schools to remains of Jun Lin
June 13, 2012 by
DNA tests have revealed the hand and foot sent to two Vancouver schools belong to the man believed to have been murdered and dismembered by Luka Magnotta. Montreal police confirm the body parts sent to False Creek Elementary and Saint George's School two weeks ago are those of 33-year-old Jun Lin. A hand and foot sent to offices of political … [Read more...]
Police confirm body parts suspect has been in Vancouver
June 6, 2012 by
Montreal Police are now confirming body parts suspect Luka Magnotta has spent time in Vancouver. Commander Ian Lafreniere says Montreal Police know, for a fact, the suspect in the murder of Chinese student Jun Lin has been to Vancouver. "Was it just passing by, or been there for a long time. We don't know. but we know he used to be in … [Read more...]
Postal workers on alert for any more body parts
June 6, 2012 by
The Vancouver local of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers says workers are hyper-sensitive after body parts arrived by mail at two schools. President Robert Mulvin says with concerns over more body parts, possibly being in the mail system, workers are being told to be extra cautious. Mulvin says Canada Post has processes to deal with suspicious … [Read more...]
