British Columbia

Remains of 2 people discovered near Ucluelet, B.C.

Police are investigating the remains of two people discovered last week by a woman walking her dog near Ucluelet, B.C.

Police can't say whether the remains belong to missing men Ryan Daley and Daniel Archbald

An RCMP truck.
RCMP say a 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision on Highway 12. (CBC)

Police and RCMP are investigating the remains of two people discovered last week near Ucluelet, B.C. 

Police say a woman walking her dog came across the remains, although the exact location is unclear.

A major crime unit comprised of Vancouver Island police departments and the RCMP are working with the BC Coroners Service to identify the remains. 

Police say it's too early to know whether the remains belong to two missing men. 

Ryan Daley, 43, and Daniel Archbald, 37, were last seen leaving a marina in Ucluelet on May 16.

Daniel Archbald, 37, and Ryan Daley, 43, were last seen leaving the Ucluelet Small Craft Harbour on May 16. RCMP say their disappearance is suspicious. (RCMP)

They had just returned to Canada after an eight-week sailing trip from Panama. Family and volunteers have been searching for them since. 

RCMP say their disappearance is being treated as suspicious.

Archbald's wife, Leah Bliss, says autopsies are being done on the remains and that she expects to know more later this week.

A Facebook page to help with search efforts for the missing men has been taken down. A GoFundMe page for them was deactivated Monday, but has since been into split into two separate campaigns. 

Read more from CBC British Columbia


With files from Elizabeth McArthur 

Corrections

  • An earlier version of this story stated that the two men had just returned to Canada after an eight-month sailing trip from Panama. In fact, the trip lasted eight weeks.
    Jun 19, 2018 7:37 AM PT