Fort St. James, BC–  North District Major Crime investigators along with members from the Fort St. James RCMP and Forensic Identification Services remain on site of a suspicious death.

 

RCMP can confirm that human remains have been located in a vacant home on a property along Lower Road in Fort St. James on the Nak’azdli reserve. 

 

The area remains sealed and investigators will continue to process the scene over the weekend. The BC Coroner Service has been notified.

 

“While we can confirm that we are dealing with what appears to be recent human remains for a deceased person, we require additional time and forensic analysis to confirm the sex of the victim, age, and identity”, says Cpl. Annie Linteau spokesperson for the RCMP in BC. 

 

“It is important for us to have the right information with respect to identity; however, given what we know at this time and factors such as the weather, we do believe that this is not related to a historical crime”.

Investigators continue to speak to members of the community and are asking anyone with information about this suspicious death to call the Fort St. James RCMP at (250) 996-8269 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.