News release

Port Renfrew death no longer considered suspicious

July 3, 2025 - Port Renfrew, British Columbia
From: Sooke RCMP

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File # 2025-2878

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit concluded its investigation into the death of a man which was initially deemed suspicious.

On June 23, 2025, shortly after 9:00 p.m., Sooke RCMP responded to a report of a man with blood on him near Pachidah Road in Port Renfrew. As police attended, they also located an injured man who, despite life saving measures, was later confirmed to be deceased. Initial information led investigators to believe the death to be suspicious and was treated as a homicide. VIIMCU was contacted and had assumed conduct of the investigation.

As a result of the police investigation, in conjunction with the ongoing concurrent fact-finding investigation being conducted by the BC Coroners Service, the death is no longer considered suspicious and is non-criminal in nature. The individual arrested has also been cleared in this matter.

The investigation has now been turned over the BC Coroners Service.

No further details will be released.

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