By Canadian Press

B.C. woman found dead after alleged abduction, man arrested: RCMP

Apr 15, 2024 | 4:22 PM

LUMBY, B.C. — An RCMP investigation into the alleged abduction of a woman from Lumby, B.C., has turned into a probe of a suspicious death. 

Mounties say in a statement that officers with the North Okanagan detachment found the woman’s body in a rural area on Sunday, and a man believed to have been involved was arrested in the vicinity. 

The man has been released from custody with a series of conditions he must follow. 

Police had asked for the public’s help in finding the 44-year-old woman on Saturday, saying she was last seen speaking with her ex-husband when she unexpectedly left with him in a vehicle. 

RCMP have not said if he’s the man who was arrested.

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Staff Sgt. Jason Smart with the RCMP’s southeast district major crimes unit says police believe the woman’s death is the result of foul play, and there doesn’t appear to be a threat to the public. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 15, 2024. 

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