Acting on a tip, police in British Columbia have identified one man in connection with the discovery of human feet, which have been washing up on southwestern B.C. shorelines in the last year.
They may also be closer to identifying a second victim.
DNA tests have produced a match between the first foot, found last August on Jedediah Island in the Georgia Strait, and the disappearance of a depressed B.C. man at about the same time.
Due to a request from the family, the identity of the victim will not be released to the public.
Investigators can confirm he was from the Lower Mainland area, according to a statement released Monday by RCMP Const. Annie Linteau.
RCMP investigators confirm that additional information provided by family members allowed for the identity of the victim to be verified more quickly. Cause of death is not known at this time though no evidence of foul play exists.
A Washington State coroner is also working with the BC Coroner's office to determine if any of the remaining feet match a footless body found in March of 2007 on Orcas Island, in the U.S. San Juan islands.
A total of five feet have washed up on various islands in Georgia Strait since last August and forensic tests have determined one of the feet belongs to a female, two are from the same person and the remaining two are from different men.
With a report by The Canadian Press
