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648UMBC - Unidentified Male


Reconstruction of Victim

Date of Discovery: February 23, 2003
Location of Discovery: Cypress Man, West Vancouver, BC Canada
Estimated Date of Death: Up to three years prior.
State of Remains: Unknown
Cause of Death: Not suspicious

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 30-50 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Blond to light brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Short hair, protruding lowers, distinctive underbite with 2 porcelain crowns on bottom front teeth which were noticeably more white

Identifiers

Dentals:Yes
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Kelly Sports brand fleece jacket; Viking rain jacket, plaid shirt, cargo pants and hiking boots.
Jewelry: He wore a silver and gold Seiko watch on his left wrist.
Additional Personal Items: He had a harmonica in his shirt pocket. In another pocket was a Bic lighter with a Calgary Flames Hockey Club emblem. He also had a red and black Mountain Equipment Co-op backpack and a wooden walking stick.

Circumstances of Discovery

This adult male was found on Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver laying in a yellow sleeping bag with a blue tarp, fully clothed. Dates on food items recovered at the location suggest the time of death was summer 2001 or prior.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: West Vancouver Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 604-925-7300
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 2003-2410

Agency Name: British Columbia, Office of the Chief Coroner
Agency Contact Person: Uknown
Agency Phone Number: 1-877-660-5077
Agency E-Mail: BCCS.SIU@gov.bc.ca
Agency Case Number: 2003-0260-0187

NCIC Case Number:
NamUs Case Number:
Former Hot Case Number:

Information Source(s)

NCMPUR
BC Coroners Service UHR Viewer
The Province, Nov 5, 2004
North Shore News, Mar 2, 2003

Admin Notes

Added: 1/2/13; Last Updated:12/19/20


Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team

** Listed information may be estimated.

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