Body of Vancouver Island man found, five months after he went missing
Posted October 24, 2018 2:44 pm.
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DUNCAN (NEWS 1130) – The body of a Victoria-area man has been found, five months after he disappeared.
A hiker found the remains of husband and father Ben Kilmer on Oct. 17, 2018 on a remote road west of Duncan. The location was far outside the original search area that was set up after the 41-year-old went missing in mid-May.
There was an extensive search after Kilmer’s work vehicle was found — still running and with traces of blood inside — in the Duncan area.
However, after hundreds of hours spent by volunteers searching for him, there was no sign of him.
The death is not considered suspicious. The case has been turned over to the BC Coroners Service.
