Remains of missing British tourist Tom Billings found on Cypress

Remains found on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver in April have now been confirmed to be those of missing British tourist Tom Billings.

Billings has been missing for the past two-and-a-half years.

The 22-year-old went missing on Nov. 25, 2013, and was last seen in the 1400-block of East Broadway that morning.

On April 11, 2016, a hiker on Cypress Mountain spotted what he believed to be human remains and reported the discovery to police.

Billing’s family has been notified of the discovery. Foul play is not suspected.

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Billings was an avid hiker and a tip from someone who gave Billings directions to Lynn Headwaters on the North Shore led to an extensive search of the mountains, but with no success. He was slated to to go to the U.S. at the end of November, and return to England on Dec. 7, 2013.

North Shore Rescue has conducted numerous searches for Billings, putting in more than 2,000 hours looking for the young man. Before he passed away, North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones spent hours of his own time looking for Billings.

“We gave it an incredible effort,” said Jones in 2013. “We were busy at that time with other search-and-rescue tasks. A lot of our members gave up their Christmas holidays to specifically search for Tom.”

Tom’s father, Martin Billings, travelled to Vancouver in the weeks after Billings’ disappearance to make an emotional plea for information. The family also paid search and rescue crews to keep the search for their son going.

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The Billings family and the Vancouver Police are asking for privacy. They have asked the Vancouver Police to share the following statement:

The family wants to thank the general public for the support and assistance in the search to find their son Tom over the last 2 1/2 years. The family specifically wishes to express their deepest appreciation to the members of the North Shore Search and Rescue team and the helicopter pilots of Talon Aviation, the staff and members of the British consulate in Vancouver for all their continued support, and finally to the VPD in general and the Missing Persons Unit in particular for their continued and persistent work to find their son Tom.

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