The body of a missing wildfire evacuee has been found at a pond near an pulp mill in B.C.’s interior.
Kamloops RCMP said they have identified the body of 67-year old David Michael Jeff, found in a settling pond near the Domtar Pulp Mill last Friday. The RCMP said foul play is not suspected in Jeff’s death and an investigation is continuing into how the body ended up in the pond.
Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said investigators are creating a timeline of Jeff’s whereabouts and are asking to speak to anyone who spent time with him in July or August.
- Toronto man who played Hitler speech outside home charged with harassment
- School bus driver sentenced to 60 days jail for fatally striking pedestrian
- Man accused of killing Montreal store owner previously convicted in fatal B.C. stabbing
- Leave bid denied for Edmonton murderer Mark Twitchell, convicted in notorious ‘Dexter’ case
Get breaking National news
Jeff was reported missing on July 31, kicking off an extensive search by the police, family and friends. He was one of 24,000 Williams Lake, B.C. residents ordered to evacuate as wildfires raged closer to the town.
-With files from Amy Judd
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.