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UPDATED: Police confirm identities of remains found near Ucluelet, homicide suspected

91ƵInvestigators are treating this as a homicide and not a random incident.91Ƶ
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Ryan Daley91Ƶs sister has confirmed the remains found near Ucluelet were her brother Ryan and his friend Dan Archbald. (Photo - RCMP)

Police have confirmed that this month were those of Ryan Daley and Dan Archbald.

Ryan Daley91Ƶs sister Lauren Glynn told the Westerly News that the mens91Ƶ families were informed Thursday night. The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit released a statement Friday confirming the identities.

91ƵVIIMCU continues to investigate the circumstances around their disappearance and deaths however investigators are treating this as a homicide and not a random incident,91Ƶ read a statement from the B.C. RCMP.

Inspector Dave Hall is the officer in charge of the Major Crime Unit and said the identification was an important step in the investigation.

91ƵWe can now focus our attention on answering the who, what, when, where and why, in an effort to determine who is responsible for their deaths,91Ƶ Hall said.

Daley and Archbald were reported missing on May 27 after their . They were last seen on-foot on May 16. They had arrived in Ucluelet on May 13 after a roughly eight-week sailing trip from Panama.

The remains were discovered by Ucluelet resident and Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue member while on a walk near Ucluelet sometime between June 11-15.

91ƵI am incredibly humbled that the training we did could come together and help bring these families some closure,91Ƶ Hamel told the Westerly News.

Police have not released the specific location or date of the discovery and say they are being cautious with information.

91ƵThe very nature of criminal investigations, and any resulting prosecutions, requires that the investigation not be conducted in the public arena,91Ƶ the statement reads. 91ƵDedicated investigators are actively following up on both investigations and will share details when they are able.91Ƶ

Hall also cautioned those interested in the investigation to refrain from posting, or believing, rumours being spread online, suggesting that, 91Ƶthe widespread use of social media and the internet as sources of information risks drawing linkages that do not exist, or spreading false information that becomes increasingly difficult for police to untangle in their investigation.91Ƶ

Another man, as Archbald and Daley were last seen, but police say no connections have been found between the cases. Kilmer91Ƶs vehicle was found abandoned in the Cowichan Valley, west of Duncan, on May 16.

91ƵThe police investigations in both of these cases are active and ongoing. Investigators are in contact with the families of all three men and working to determine what has happened to them. In order to be successful, the police rely on the co-operation of family, friends and associates who may have information about the circumstances leading to the disappearances,91Ƶ the RCMP91Ƶs statement reads.

Archbald had two young children and a was launched on June 3

91ƵDan91Ƶs wife, Leah (our beloved friend), has been the primary caregiver for their two little girls, Josie and Olive, while Dan has worked to support his family,91Ƶ the page states. 91ƵWithout Dan, there is no income to pay rent and support the girls. One can only imagine what Leah her young daughters are going through right now - not knowing where their daddy is and when/if he91Ƶs coming home. Nobody can prepare for this.91Ƶ

The page had raised $22,351 of its $30,000 goal at 7 p.m. on June 28.



Andrew Bailey

About the Author: Andrew Bailey

I arrived at the Westerly News as a reporter and photographer in January 2012.
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