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By Dylana Kneeshaw

HUMAN REMAINS DISCOVERED

Major Crime Unit called in after human remains found in Quesnel area

May 9, 2020 | 8:31 AM

QUESNEL — The BC RCMP North District Major Crime Unit is assisting Quesnel RCMP and the BC Coroners Service after human remains were found in rural Quesnel this week.

The remains were discovered in a rural area about 40 km west of Quesnel near the Nazko Highway on Wednesday (May 6). In a release, police say Quesnel detachment investigators and a member of the Police Dog Section from Prince George came upon the remains around 2:30 p.m.

The officers had been following up on a missing persons investigation regarding Louis Korkowski, (see previous story here) who had been reported missing and possibly abducted on May 4. So far RCMP have not confirmed whether the remains found were those of Korkowski.

The Major Crime Unit has been called in as the initial indication was that the remains and circumstances surrounding the individual’s death involves criminality.

“We are working to determine identity and the BC Coroners Service is also investigating,” states Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet, BC RCMP Media Relations Officer. “We recognize there are many questions and wishes for us to confirm whether or not these are the remains of the man, recently reported missing to the Quesnel RCMP. Our priority at this time is to confirm identity and then to speak with the man’s family.”

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According to Superintendent Sanjaya Wijayakoon, the Operations Officer of the BC RCMP Major Crime Section, extensive resources are being devoted to the investigation to ensure public safety.

Police are looking for any information related to this man’s death, and they ask any witnesses to call the Quesnel RCMP Detachment at 250-992-9211, or Crime Stoppers.