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Not Suspicious: Missing Hunter Found Deceased Near Merritt
Search crews from across the Southern Interior found the 57-year-old hunter after a multi-team search, and investigators say his death is not suspicious.
- Search teams located the body of Myles Fahrmann near Merritt on Thursday, Nov. 5. The hunter had been reported missing to Vernon North Okanagan RCMP earlier that week.
- Fahrmann had not been heard from since Oct. 31, prompting Vernon North Okanagan RCMP to begin searching on Monday, Nov. 2, after he did not return from Douglas Lake.
- Five search and rescue teams from across the Southern Interior joined Nicola Valley Search and Rescue in the Douglas Lake Ranch area, utilizing tracking, ground, and canine units to search Glimpse Lake.
- The Coroners Service is conducting an independent fact-finding review to determine the means of death, a Cpl noted, confirming the death is not considered suspicious.
- Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crews were unable to locate the missing individual on Nov. 4, but the broader search operation has now concluded as the Coroners Service investigation continues.
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Not suspicious: Missing hunter found deceased near Merritt - Northern Sentinel
The death of a hunter who was missing for several days is not considered suspicious. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP received a report of a missing person on Monday, Nov. 2, around 7:30 a.m. after family reported not hearing from him since Oct. 31. Claus ‘Myles’ Fahrmann, 57, had gone hunting somewhere in the Douglas Lake area and had not returned when expected. Five search and rescue teams from across the Southern Interior joined Nicola Valley Searc…
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