The has been deemed suspicious and the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation.
乌鸦传媒淲e ask anyone who has any information as to Daniel and Ryan乌鸦传媒檚 whereabouts or anyone who may have seen them or talked to them between May 13 to 16 to call police immediately,乌鸦传媒漵aid Cpl. Madonna Saunderson through a news release published Wednesday. 乌鸦传媒淲e are continuing our investigation into Daniel and Ryan乌鸦传媒檚 disappearance and have no evidence to suggest that this case is linked to any other missing person investigation at this time.乌鸦传媒�
Police are asking anyone who may have any information about the two men乌鸦传媒檚 whereabouts to contact the Major Crimes Unit at 250-380-6211 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
乌鸦传媒淎ny information, even if you think it乌鸦传媒檚 too small, could be helpful,乌鸦传媒� said Sgt. Steve Mancini of the Ucluelet RCMP.
Archbald, 37, and Daley, 43, were last seen leaving Ucluelet乌鸦传媒檚 inner boat basin on-foot on May 16. They had arrived in Ucluelet on May 13 after a roughly eight-week sailing trip from Panama.
乌鸦传媒淪ince being reported missing, Ucluelet RCMP have pursued a number of investigative avenues in an effort to locate them. These efforts included a search of the area they were last seen by the local Search and Rescue team as well as an aerial search. Police have deemed their disappearance suspicious and the investigation has now been turned over to VIIMCU,乌鸦传媒� Wednesday乌鸦传媒檚 release states.
for the two men last week, but stood down over the weekend, according to WISAR manager Garth Cameron.
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Cameron said WISAR乌鸦传媒檚 roughly 30-member team put in about 乌鸦传媒�850 volunteer hours,乌鸦传媒� scouring areas up to 500 metres off Highway 4.
乌鸦传媒淭he corridor search went from Port Alberni all the way to Ucluelet. All the popular camping sites have been checked out. All the side-roads have been checked out,乌鸦传媒� he said. 乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 a search. You乌鸦传媒檙e always optimistic. You stick to the facts and you do the best job possible. You just do it. You don乌鸦传媒檛 hold back any effort whatsoever.乌鸦传媒�
Security both men leaving Ucluelet乌鸦传媒檚 inner boat basin on-foot on May 16 and their vessel is still docked at the local dock where Ucluelet harbour manager Kevin Cortes was the last known person to see them.
Cortes told the Westerly News that Daley had paid for a month乌鸦传媒檚 worth of moorage before the two men departed.
乌鸦传媒淸Daley] came into my office and asked what the amount was. He wasn乌鸦传媒檛 sure before that if he wanted to stay a couple of days, but he decided to spend the month. I worked out the numbers for him. He left my office, came back with some cash, and paid me,乌鸦传媒� Cortes said.
A has been set up for the missing men, and a account has already raised more than $18,000.
