An Oceanside RCMP vehicle blocks the entrance to a gravel pit along Melrose Rd. where three bodies were discovered over the weekend. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

BODIES FOUND

Three bodies found at gravel pit near Whiskey Creek

Nov 2, 2020 | 11:43 AM

PARKSVILLE — Three people were found dead near a Whiskey Creek gravel pit on the weekend.

Oceanside RCMP said the bodies were discovered around 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1 in the rural area west of Qualicum Beach.

After one body was found on a service road by a passing motorcyclist, police discovered a burned out travel trailer with two additional people inside. A fourth man found on scene with gunshot wounds was transported to hospital via air ambulance and is in stable condition.

“Initial findings lead investigators to believe that this in an isolated incident between parties well known to one another. We do not believe there is any ongoing risk to the public,” Cpl. Jesse Foreman with Oceanside RCMP said.

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) has taken over the investigation.

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“VIIMCU investigators are working hard to uncover facts and are enlisting expertise from several support units,” Supt. Sanjaya Wijayakoon, BC RCMP Major Crime Unit Operations Officer, said.

The names of the victims have not been released. The BC Coroners Service is also investigating.

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