Parents of Jordan Naterer say missing man’s remains found by volunteer

PRINCETON – The parents of a man from Newfoundland and Labrador who went missing after a hike in a B.C. park last October say a volunteer searcher has found what they believe are his remains.

Greg and Josie Naterer said in a phone interview Wednesday they got the news Tuesday and were told a team from the RCMP detachment in Princeton, is heading into the area today to retrieve the remains.

Jordan Naterer, 25, was reported missing on Oct. 12, 2020, after he didn’t return from a solo hiking trip in Manning Provincial Park. His vehicle was later found in the Frosty Mountain Trailhead, close to the Lightning Lake Day Use area.

“After accidentally losing the hiking trail in unexpected snow conditions at Frosty Mountain in EC Manning Park, BC, October 2020, Jordan Naterer fought a courageous battle to escape out of treacherous terrain,” Josie wrote in a Facebook post.

“Thanks to a large team of wonderful volunteers, and particularly a few of our most dedicated volunteers, Jordan’s final path was eventually determined,” she wrote.

When the Vancouver Police Department called off the search after a few weeks, the Naterers co-ordinated an extensive effort to keep looking for their son, with volunteers scouring the trails in the park.

The Naterers say several items belonging to Jordan, including a backpack, were found, and their location indicates he walked nearly four kilometres through steep mountain drainage basins after a storm hit and he lost his way while hiking the Frosty Mountain Trail.

A spokesperson for the Princeton RCMP would not confirm Jordan Naterer’s remains had been located but said there are searchers Wednesday in an area where clothing believed to belong to him was found on Tuesday.

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“Jordan was a dear son, brother, grandson, proud Newfoundlander, and called Vancouver his new home. He was a brilliant young talented man with an enormous heart and loved life and his family,” Josie wrote in her post.