Missing Vancouver senior dies after ‘succumbing to the cold weather’
Posted February 14, 2021 5:19 pm.
Last Updated February 14, 2021 5:28 pm.
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) — The search for 68-year-old Thomas Tremblay has ended tragically, according to Burnaby RCMP who say he has been found dead.
Tremblay was last seen around noon on Friday when he told his caregiver he was going for a walk. Police and rescue crews focussed their search around Byrne Creek Park in South Burnaby.
The search ended late Sunday morning, when a local couple who had volunteered to assist with the search “led police to Tremblay,” according to a statement which says he was found in a very remote area of the park.
“Our initial investigation has led us to believe that Mr. Tremblay succumbed to the cold weather. We express our condolences to his family and friends as we all mourn their loss,” writes Cpl. Brett Cunningham.
A special thanks to Luna & Greg Hennessy and their dog Bella, Burnaby residents who took it upon themselves to help search this morning and led us to him.
We are forever grateful
— Burnaby RCMP (@BurnabyRCMP) February 15, 2021
“This is not the outcome we were hoping for. We take this moment to remind ourselves how we must continue to protect and look out for our community’s most vulnerable. Thank you to all those who contributed in the search and shared his photograph.”
Police say they are thankful to first responders and the “countless others” who helped with the search.
