Homicide Detectives Say Death Near Boston Bar, B.C. Was Not Random

The Canadian Press, 24 Aug, 2018 11:30 AM

BOSTON BAR, B.C. — One person has been arrested and homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon region.

RCMP say the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team and officers from the Hope and Chilliwack detachments were called Wednesday about a suspicious occurrence 12 kilometres north of Boston Bar.

The unnamed victim was found near Highway 1 and police say one person was arrested at the scene.

Cpl. Mike Rail says in a news release that the death is not believed to have been a random act.

No other details are being released.

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