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Matthew Huszar’s body found in False Creek two years after his disappearance

Matthew Huszar went missing from a Vancouver pub on December 16, 2011.

The two-year search for Matthew Huszar, a 25-year-old who went missing after leaving a Christmas party in 2011, has come to a tragic end.

Vancouver Police have announced his body was found on Dec. 31 in a marina in False Creek. They were in False Creek Friday, collecting evidence in their investigation.

Vancouver Police Department divers in False Creek collecting evidence Friday after the discovery of Matthew Huszar’s body.
Vancouver Police Department divers in False Creek collecting evidence Friday after the discovery of Matthew Huszar’s body.

Huszar was last seen December 16, 2011 outside the Lamplighter pub in downtown Vancouver. An exhaustive search was done for him, with his family putting up a $10,000 reward for information on his whereabouts. They have requested privacy at this time, but have said in the past he was a caring, kind person who loved the outdoors.

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Originally from Lethbridge, he moved to Vancouver to study at the University of British Columbia, graduating with an honours degree in geology.

Police say there is no indication of anything suspicious in his death, and foul play is not suspected.

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