Unidentified body found near site of Tofino whale-watching tragedy
BC Coroners Services says it can't confirm if it's the missing passenger from the sinking of the Leviathan
An unidentified body has been recovered close to Vargas Island near Tofino, B.C., the BC Coroners Service has confirmed.
On Oct. 25, a whale-watching boat capsized in the area, killing five people. One man, 27-year-old Australian Raveshan Pillay, was never found, but is presumed dead.
"While I appreciate there is certainly interest with the possibility this may be linked to the missing person from the Leviathan, it is premature to suggest so," said Matthew Brown with the Coroners Service.
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Five British citizens died after the boat went down, and 21 people were plucked from the water by locals who responded to a flare and radio calls.
Divers searched for Pillay for several days, at times having to call off their search due to three- to four-metre swells.
