Image: RCMP / Chilliwack RCMP have confirmed that William Welch, a 43-year-old man who was reported missing Monday, October 14, has been located sadly deceased.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Missing man

Chilliwack RCMP confirm missing man located deceased

Oct 17, 2024 | 6:52 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener has confirmed in a statement that the 43-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday, October 14, has sadly been located deceased.

According to a brief statement released Thursday morning (Oct. 17) at 6:26 a.m., police say the cause of his death is not considered suspicious.

Cpl. Kiener said in a statement: “The RCMP offers its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.”

Welch had been traveling from the Chilliwack area Sunday, Oct. 13 and was heading through Boston Bar on the way to his friend’s ranch near Clinton, B.C., but never made it to his destination that night.