The search for a West Kelowna man has come to a tragic end.
“It is with great sadness that I tell you that the body of my beloved son, James, was found on Sunday afternoon,” Pat Wood said in a statement on social media.
“I would like to thank each of you for your kind thoughts, prayers, and words of encouragement. We also express our gratitude to those who stepped up to help our family find this closure. “
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Mounties said Monday they received a report of human remains located by a group of snowshoes in the Smith Creek Road area. They had been assisting in an informal search to locate the missing man, who was reportedly last seen in the area in early November.
James Wood, 27, disappeared on November 8, 2021, and his mother described to him that he had significant cognitive and physical difficulties, and had been concerned about his well-being for months.
“West Kelowna Mounted Police officers have contacted the man’s family and provided them with this tragic update,” said Cpl. Tammy Lobb, media relations officer for the Kelowna Regional RCMP, said in a press release. “Our thoughts are with the man’s family during this difficult time.”
At this time, RCMP said criminality is not suspected. The BC Coroners Service is also investigating to determine how, where, when and by what means he was killed.
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