22-year-old Anthony Lee was last seen in March 2008             photo PG RCMP

Prince George, BC – Prince George RCMP and the BC Coroners Service have confirmed the identity of human remains found on the Greenway trail system last week…

RCMP Media Liaison Officer, Corporal Craig Douglass, says the remains have been confirmed to be that of 22-year-old Anthony Carroll Lee, who was reported missing to RCMP back in March of 2008.

Two hikers discovered the remains in a wooded area located off a trail in the Greenway system on May 13th. 

In describing the circumstances surrounding Lee’s disappearance five years ago, Corporal Douglass says the young man had undergone cranial surgery just 10-days before he went missing.  Douglass says Lee had been the victim of a vicious assault two years earlier.

"Through investigation, it was found that the last contact with Tony, as he liked to be called, was a cell phone conversation where he stated he was lost in the woods," says Douglass.  "Following a media release with a photo of Tony, a member of the public called police and advised that she had witnessed Tony walking alone into the Greenway trail system near the University of Northern BC on March 13, 2008."

An aerial search and two very comprehensive ground searches at that time failed to locate any trace of the young man. 

Corporal Douglass says investigators have not been able to determine a cause of death and are, once again, asking for the public’s help.

"We are asking anyone that may have information on the disappearance of Anthony Lee to come forward and speak to investigators," he says.  "We hope someone will provide that little piece of information that can determine how and why Tony died."

The Prince George detachment is 250-561-3300, or Crime Stoppers is 1-800-222-8477.