Homicide investigators were called to the small Sunshine Coast community of Egmont, B.C. Wednesday morning, after human remains were found in a burning vehicle.
In a media release, Sunshine Coast RCMP said Egmont firefighters called them to help with a suspicious vehicle fire in the 15500 block of Sunshine Coast Highway around 1:15 a.m.
When fire crews extinguished the flames, they discovered human remains inside the vehicle.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was deployed, but has not commented on the case, save to say there is no public safety concern.
Sunshine Coast RCMP said the deployment would not affect traffic on Highway 101.
- Police still looking for suspect 2 weeks after unprovoked Toronto streetcar assault
- Pelican Narrows shooting: Schools, band office closed as probe unfolds
- Allan Schoenborn seeks 1-year conditional discharge, 18 years after killing his children
- Would-be politician takes responsibility for defacing Surrey Pride crosswalk
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.