Police are working with the B.C. Coroners Service to identify a body recovered near Vancouver’s Wreck Beach on Monday afternoon.
A boater first spotted the body floating some distance offshore from Pacific Rim Park just before 3 p.m. PT.
The Vancouver Police Department’s Marine Unit and the Canadian Coast Guard were called in and the remains were transported to the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station in Vanier Park.
On Tuesday, the RCMP issued a statement saying its Major Crime Unit is working with University RCMP and the coroner to confirm the body’s identity.
“A sailboat and rowboat believed to be associated to this
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