Image: Supplied by the RCMP / Chilliwack RCMP announced Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 1) that 29-year-old Bret Lance McLaren has been located deceased.
By Mike Vanden Bosch
Missing man

Chilliwack RCMP clarifies missing 29-year-old man has been found deceased

Nov 1, 2022 | 3:52 PM

CHILLIWACK — More than six months after he was first reported missing, Chilliwack RCMP announced Tuesday (Nov. 1) that a missing 29-year-old man is deceased.

According to a statement from Corporal Martin Godard, media relations officer for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment, Mounties have confirmed that 29-year-old Bret Lance McLaren has died.

“The RCMP can confirm the 29-year-old male reported missing on April 11, 2022, has been located deceased,” the statement on Tuesday afternoon, November 1 read.

The RCMP added that it extends its sincerest condolences to family and friends of Bret Lance McLaren.

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“The RCMP would like to thank the media and public for their assistance,” the statement read.

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He was previously last seen in February, prompting the media blitz from the RCMP in April to help locate McLaren.

Earlier in the day, a statement from the RCMP simply indicated the following: “The RCMP can confirm the 29-year-old male reported missing on April 11, 2022, has been located. Thanks to the media and public for your assistance.”

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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