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Tragic Tragic end end to to search search for for Trevor Trevor Lyttle Lyttle
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The search for a Campbell River man last December Themissing search since for a Campbell River came to a tragic endlast lastDecember weekend man missing since with and identification camethetodiscovery a tragic end last weekend of thethe body of 26-year-old Trevor with discovery and identification Lyttle. of the body of 26-year-old Trevor The cause of death has not yet Lyttle. been buthas Campbell Thedetermined, cause of death not yet River have ruled “suspibeen RCMP determined, but out Campbell cious andout the“suspiB.C. River circumstances” RCMP have ruled Coroners service continues cious circumstances” and to theinvesB.C. tigate the case. Coroners service continues to invesLyttlethe was last seen Dec. 7, when tigate case. heLyttle left his 2277 wasparents’ last seenhome Dec. at 7, when Steelhead Road to feedhome some at deer he he left his parents’ 2277 saw in the Road nearbytowoods. Hisdeer disapSteelhead feed some he pearance to a large-scale saw in theled nearby woods. Hissearch disapby family led andtoRCMP, augmented pearance a large-scale search by of information through by sharing family and RCMP, augmented CrimeStoppers and severalthrough social by sharing of information media sites. CrimeStoppers and several social The BC media sites.Coroners Service confirmed thisCoroners week thatService a body conwas The BC found fishermen working in was the firmedbythis week that a body waters near West Thurlow found by fishermen workingIsland, in the north Campbell on Februwatersofnear West River, Thurlow Island, ary 8. Itofwas not identified asFebruLyttle north Campbell River, on until a DNAasmatch ary 8.last It Friday, was notwhen identified Lyttle was untilmade. last Friday, when a DNA match “We didn’t get an easy cause of was made. death, Barb of the “We” said didn’t getMcClintock an easy cause of BC Coroner’s Service. “He had death, ” said Barb McClintock of no the I.D. there were no clearly idenBC and Coroner’s Service. “He had no tifying marks. know idenwho I.D. and there We weredidn’t no clearly this person was.We ” didn’t know who tifying marks. Theperson Coroners this was.” Service worked with missing persons files TheRCMP Coroners Service worked and, to themissing locationpersons of the body, withdue RCMP files in thedue middle the channel and, to theoflocation of thethreebody, quarters of a of mile of Ripple in the middle theeast channel threePoint, focussed on the quarters of a mile east Campbell of Ripple River Point,region. focussed on the Campbell “Several possible missing perRiver region. sons were brought forward andperwe “Several possible missing sons were brought forward and we
The body of Trevor Lyttle was positively I.D.’d last Friday. Lyttle had been missing since December. The body of Trevor Lyttle was positively I.D.’d last Friday. Lyttle had been missing since December.
started working,” said McClintock. “With you ”need have some startedDNA, working, saidtoMcClintock. possible known to com“With DNA, you(sample) need to have some pare it to. known Last week we did,toincomfact, possible (sample) confirm waswea did, gentleman pare it to.that Lastthis week in fact, named Lyttle. ” a gentleman confirmTrevor that this was WhileTrevor the cause of ”death remains named Lyttle. under investigators Whileinvestigation, the cause of death remains believe Lyttle died at investigators or near the under investigation, time of his disappearance, eventhe as believe Lyttle died at or near his RCMP scoured timefamily of hisand disappearance, eventhe as region and asked for reports of poshis family and RCMP scoured the sible sightings from public. region and asked forthe reports of The posquestion of howfrom Lyttle from The his sible sightings thegot public. home to the off Ripple Point question of channel how Lyttle got from his remains mystery. home toathe channel off Ripple Point remains a mystery.
“It’s not clear to us, and probably never will clear be clear us, probably how he “It’s not to us,toand ended water ” said never up willinbetheclear to there, us, how he McClintock. Thewater discovery ended up in the there,”does said provide closure to discovery Lyttle’s family, McClintock. The does which thanked for provide closurethe to community Lyttle’s family, its assistance in searching and sharwhich thanked the community for ing information followingand Lyttle’s its assistance in searching shardisappearance. ing information following Lyttle’s “It’s really hard to speculate on disappearance. what con“It’smight really have hard happened to speculate on sidering nobody really knows what what might have happened conhappened exactlyreally and what Trevor sidering nobody knows what might haveexactly been and thinking at the happened what Trevor time, ” Kerry might haveLyttle, been Trevor’s thinkingbrother, at the told News.Trevor’s “He’s brother, peacetime,”CHEK Kerry Lyttle, told CHEK News. “He’s peace-
ful now; his troubled mind can rest. We’ve his hadtroubled great support ful now; mindfrom can friends and had family, thesupport community rest. We’ve great from of Campbell River, the too friends and family, the RCMP; community many to possibly name. of Campbell River, the” RCMP; too At the of his disappearance, many to time possibly name. ” Lyttle’s family it was out of charAt the timesaid of his disappearance, acter Lyttlesaid to itwander and Lyttle’sforfamily was outoff, of charthat d never gone overnight acterhe’for Lyttlebeen to wander off, and before. that he’d never been gone overnight The family immediately posted before. signs neighbourhood Thearound family the immediately posted and through signsnotified around the the public neighbourhood social media. On 10 histhrough disapand notified theDec. public pearance was listed on 10 thehis Missing social media. On Dec. disapPeople Canada website. pearance was listed on the Missing People Canada website.
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Campbell River RCMP are investigating a pairRiver of robberies thatinvestook Campbell RCMP are place on aconsecutive days this tigating pair of robberies thatweek. took Suspects have been arrested in place on consecutive days this week. both cases, which RCMP Staff Sgt. Suspects have been arrested in Troy said are unrelated. bothBeauregard cases, which RCMP Staff Sgt. JustBeauregard before 8 p.m. April Troy saidSunday, are unrelated. 12,Just a man entered the Sunday, Booster Juice before 8 p.m. April store in Merecroft 12, a man entered theVillage, Boosterwent Juice directly the Village, counter went and store in behind Merecroft grabbed employee, forcing and the directly the behind the counter employee to open the till.forcing the grabbed the employee, The employee wasthe nottill. hurt, RCMP employee to open and store management confirmed, The employee was not hurt, RCMP but suspect grabbed confirmed, cash from andthe store management the and grabbed fled on foot. but register the suspect cashLater from that evening,and as police the register fled oninvestigated foot. Later athat separate andasunrelated incident, evening, police investigated they managed locate andincident, identify a separate andtounrelated the a 42-year-old male of no theysuspect, managed to locate and identify fixed addressa 42-year-old who recently arrived the suspect, male of no in the area. fixed address who recently arrived inThe thesuspect area. was charged with one count robbery. Theof suspect was charged with one On Monday, count of robbery.April 13, RCMP responded to a report a robbery On Monday, Aprilof13, RCMP atresponded the Jolly Giant convenience store to a report of a robbery on 7thJolly Avenue. suspects at the GiantMultiple convenience store were reported to Multiple have entered and on 7th Avenue. suspects produced a weapon, andentered had fledand by were reported to have the time police arrived. produced a weapon, andThe hadtype fled of by weapon not arrived. identified. the timewas police The type of Through and use of weapon wasinvestigation not identified. theThrough local police dog, investigators investigation and use of were able police to locate andinvestigators arrest two the local dog, male femaleand suspects, all were and able two to locate arrest two from River. The two men male Campbell and two female suspects, all are well-known to police, Beaurefrom Campbell River. The two men gard reported. to police, Beaureare well-known A search warrant was executed on gard reported. theAresidence and evidence seized. search warrant was executed on The investigation still unfolding, the residence andisevidence seized. Beauregard said. is still unfolding, The investigation Beauregard said.
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