Police Now Confirm Search Is For Remains of Nicole Hoar

By 250 News

Prince  George,  B.C.-  Investigators from the "E" Division Provincial Unsolved Homicide Unit are continuing their search of a property located at 31645 Pinewood Road in the District of Isle Pierre, west of Prince George.

Investigators  have now confirmedwhat opinion 250  reported last  night,   namely that they are searching for evidence on the property that will help further their investigation into the 2002 disappearance of Nicole Hoar.

Nicole Hoar, who was from Red Deer, Alberta, was last seen on June 21, 2002, while hitchhiking on Highway 16, just west of Prince George, in front of Mr. G's (gas station). She was going to Smithers to visit her sister and was employed as a tree planter at the time of her disappearance.

She was last seen wearing army colored capri pants, sandals, glasses, a tank top, a red shirt with a yellow collar with the word "Ravens" on it, and she carried two bags. The first one was a dark green bag with an orange patch on it, while the other was a large purple and black backpack.

A limited amount of information is available at this time.   The search is still in the preliminary stages and no evidence or remains have been located at this point.

Anyone who has seen or heard anything suspicious in the Isle Pierre area during the weekend of June 21-23, 2002, or who may have information in relation to the disappearance of Nicole Hoar are asked to contact the "E" Division Unsolved Homicide Unit at 1-877-543-4822 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

RCMP say one of  the previous owners of the property is a "person  of interest" in this investigation, that  the  person  does not pose a  threat to the public, and that they have  spoken  to this person.

One of the  previous owners was Leland Vincent Switzer  who is serving a life sentence with no chance of  parole for  ten years for the second degree murder of his brother Irvin on June 23rd of 2002.

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