Nearby residents were stunned by the grisly discovery of three bodies, found Sunday, Nov. 1 on a service road near Whiskey Creek on Vancouver Island.
Police reported that on Sunday at approximately 2 p.m., a person riding his off-road motorcyle came across an unresponsive man. BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) and the Oceanside RCMP were immediately called by the motorcyclist.
Nearby, police and paramedics found a burned-out travel trailer with two deceased adults inside, and a man in another trailer who appeared to have been shot. The shooting victim was airlifted by BC EHS to a hospital and is now in stable condition.
91裸聊视频淎s this investigation is in its infancy, there are many questions that remain unanswered,91裸聊视频� said Cpl. Jesse Foreman of the Oceanside RCMP, who held a press conference Monday afternoon in Parksville. 91裸聊视频淚nitial findings lead investigators to believe that this is an isolated incident between parties well-known to one another. We do not believe there is any ongoing risk to the public.91裸聊视频�
Foreman said within the quarry of the gravel pit there were three trailers, two completely burned and 91裸聊视频渁lmost unrecognizable91裸聊视频�. Two of the bodies were found in one of the burned-out trailers.
He said the crime scene is 91裸聊视频渧ery large91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渢here91裸聊视频檚 all kinds of steps being taken to do an extremely thorough investigation91裸聊视频�. Investigators believe potential suspects may still be at large.
Mike Johnson, an Errington resident, said that 91裸聊视频渋t91裸聊视频檚 usually pretty quiet91裸聊视频� along Melrose Road, close to where the bodies were found. Johnson said he goes along the back roads once a week, as he lives only 15 minutes away.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 actually unnerving because the area is so nice and calm; that something like this would happen.91裸聊视频�
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He said the area is easily accessible but 91裸聊视频渁 little difficult to get to if you don91裸聊视频檛 know where you91裸聊视频檙e going.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淥ne or two (bodies), it could be somebody out there drunk or attacked by a bear, but three bodies in one spot? That91裸聊视频檚 kind of suspicious,91裸聊视频� said Johnson.
Dirt biker Cooper Selva said he rides along back roads every day, and that he and his friends often use the gravel pit where the bodies were found.
When asked what he first thought when he learned about the bodies being discovered, Selva said 91裸聊视频渋t scared him,91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渕ade him want to stay home and not be active or go outside.91裸聊视频�
Christina Paquette, an employee at a restaurant close to where the bodies were found, is unsettled this happened so close to her work. She said Monday she and others had known that something out of the ordinary was happening.
91裸聊视频淥ne of the people that comes in all the time told us there was lots of activity and something was definitely going on,91裸聊视频� said Paquette.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 very nerve-racking. We just want to hear more information and just make sure there91裸聊视频檚 not someone on the loose.91裸聊视频�
Foreman said they are looking for reports from anyone who may have seen or heard anything of interest.
91裸聊视频淭hat area is very popular with dirt-bikers and recreational enthusiasts,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭hese days lots of people are recording out there. Anyone with any information is urged to call the tip line (250-380-6211).91裸聊视频�
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