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Body found in wooded area near 100 Mile House

BC Coroner Service investigating cause of non-suspicious death

Local authorities discovered the body of a deceased man in a wooded area near his residence on Jan. 27.

Friends unaware of the 65-year-old man's whereabouts notified 100 Mile House RCMP and an investigation was undertaken with air and police dog units in an isolated location close to 100 Mile House.

A team from South Cariboo Search and Rescue assisted in extracting the body.

The case, deemed non-suspicious by the 100 Mile House RCMP, has been turned over to the BC Coroner Service for further investigation into the cause of death.

100 Mile House RCMP say they are not releasing any more details at this time in consideration of the man's family.