The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit is investigating a suspicious death, potentially involving a firearm, in a remote forested area north of Ladysmith. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
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Major Crimes Unit investigating ‘suspicious sudden death’ near Ladysmith
Feb 23, 2022 | 11:21 AM
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LADYSMITH — RCMP have called in the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit to investigate what they believe to be a “suspicious sudden death.”
Emergency responders were called out to an areas off Timberland Forest Service Rd., north of Ladysmith around 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 21.
Cst. Alex Bérubé said a call made to 911 stated a man riding a dirt bike had died while out with a small group of individuals.
“What we know is that there was a potential firearm discharged in the area at the time of the incident. We’re not ruling out any criminality or whether this was accidental. The course of the investigation will provide more information to investigators as they collect evidence.”
