UPDATE: July 12
The Kelowna RCMP said Wednesday that they are now able to confirm that the suspicious death of a 48-year-old West Kelowna man is no longer suspicious in nature.
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Monday, June 26, 1:30 p.m.
An abandoned 911 call led Kelowna Mounties to a body this weekend, and now they乌鸦传媒檙e looking for help to figure out what happened.
Cpl. Jesse O乌鸦传媒橠onaghey of the Kelowna RCMP held a press conference Monday in an effort to find answers in a case that opened with a dropped 911 call at 3 a.m. June 24, in the 1900 block of Pacific Court.
乌鸦传媒淥fficers searched the immediate area (of the call) and located a deceased male, along with the cellular phone used to call 911, in the parking lot of an abandoned apartment building in the vicinity,乌鸦传媒� said Cpl. Jesse O乌鸦传媒橠onaghey.
The man, whose name is currently being withheld, was 48-years-old and from West Kelowna.
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Distributed to media at the press conference is a pixellated photo of a woman that Mounties believe may hold some answers to the case at hand.
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The woman, he said, was seen in the immediate area of the 911 call and she乌鸦传媒檚 not considered a suspect or a person of interest.
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Anyone with any information is asked to contact Cpl. Judith Bertrand of the Kelowna RCMP Serious Crimes Unit (SCU) at 250-470-6327. Or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net or by texting your tip to CRIMES (274637) ktown.
