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Missing Person
Vernon man, declared missing Wednesday, found dead in Kamloops Lake
May 14, 2021 | 11:45 AM
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KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP say a Vernon man who was reported missing Wednesday (May 12) has been found dead.
In a news release, RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says Tk’emlups Rural members responded to the report of a body found Thursday in the area of Kamloops Lake near Frederick Road.
The discovery came a day after police alerted the public that 21-year-old David Melanson of Vernon was considered missing.
Family members told CFJC Today that Melanson had left a local psychiatric facility early Wednesday morning.
