The search for Daniel Reoch is continuing with efforts from the Â鶹Éç¹ú²úRCMP and Â鶹Éç¹ú²úSearch and Rescue.
Reoch is a 29-year-old Indigenous man. He is 5'9, 150 lbs. and has short brown hair and brown eyes. A family member contacted the RCMP on Jan. 7, after he had not been heard from since before Christmas. His family said this is unusual for Reoch.
"Our Lewis family, the Â鶹Éç¹ú²úNation and the community as a whole are extremely concerned as to the whereabouts of Daniel Reoch. It is extremely out of character for him not to check in with family, friends, or his children," Deanna Lewis, a family member, and Â鶹Éç¹ú²úNation representative, said in the
The Â鶹Éç¹ú²úRCMP released a timeline of Reoch's last whereabouts. He was last seen on the rear deck of a home in the 6500 block of Â鶹Éç¹ú²úValley Road, when he walked off the deck and onto a trail toward Lewis Drive at 1 a.m. on Nov. 26.
Later that day, his vehicle was reported abandoned and has since been seized by Â鶹Éç¹ú²úRCMP.
After the RCMP were unable to locate Reoch during wellbeing checks, they have been following leads and working with Â鶹Éç¹ú²úNation, Integrated First Nations Unit, BC Police Missing Persons Centre and Â鶹Éç¹ú²úSAR. The police have conducted searches of the Â鶹Éç¹ú²úValley and Paradise Valley area with the help of SAR.
"Â鶹Éç¹ú²úRCMP along with the Sea to Sky General Investigations Unit has been investigating all leads and avenues to locate Daniel and at this stage, there is no evidence of foul play," Sgt. Jeff Shore said in a Jan. 14 press release.Ìý "We are doing all we can to bring Daniel home but each day that passes brings a growing concern for his wellbeing."
In the statement, it says the Â鶹Éç¹ú²úRCMP contacted the e because police officers interacted with Reoch the day before he was last seen. The IIO is a civilian-led oversight board that looks into police interactions with civilians.
Anyone with information about Reoch is asked to come forward to the Â鶹Éç¹ú²úRCMP, their nearest detachment or contact Crimestoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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