Search of Area Where Remains Discovered Complete

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Forensic Identification team and other RCMP  investigators  work  at site  where remains were discovered,  just  beyond the bend in this  trail on the south side of L.C. Gunn Park.

Prince George, B.C. - A grid seach of the area where  female remains were found  in the south end of L.C. Gunn Park has been completed. Investigators have tightened the perimeter of their work  to  the immediate area where the remains were found on Firday night.

RCMP will not say  if the  remains have been removed from the area yet, or  if they are any closer to  identifying the person. 

RCMP Corporal Dan Moskaluk  ( in photo at right, click on photo for video) says the  remains are female, and that since  this is not a case of skeletal  remains, the focus is on trying to  find out if this is one of the "more  recent" missing persons cases.

The most recent missing persons cases  involve two  women who  were known to  live high risk life styles.  35 year old Cynthia Maas and  Natasha  Montgomery  have both been reported missing.  Montgomery was last seen in August,  while  Maas  was last seen in September.

Because the park is  adjacent to Highway 16, there is also a question of whether this would be  investigated by the E-Pana investigative team which has been  dealing with the number of  murders and missing women from along Highway 16  which  has been labelled "the Highway of Tears".  Corporal Moskaluk says  at this  time, the investigation  does not involve E-Pana,  that it is being handled by the Prince George and North District  RCMP  with some other resources from E-Division .

Corporal Moskaluk says the age of the  female and identity have not yet been determined.

The remains were discovered Friday night in the south end  of  L.C. Gunn Park,  an area where streetworkers often take their  johns.  The area is dark and secluded.   Corporal Moskaluk says plain clothes officers working  on another investigation were in the area and  came upon the remains as part of another investigation.

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